School enrollment, tertiary in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School enrollment, tertiary was 10.9% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, tertiary in Afghanistan, 1970–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 10.9% for school enrollment, tertiary in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 175.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Afghanistan peaked at 10.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1970.
That places Afghanistan 155th out of 192 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 3 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.4% | 3.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 3.7% | 10.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 112.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 163,167 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.9% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 125.9% (2023)
- Labor force, total 9.43 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 6.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary in Afghanistan?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Afghanistan was 10.9% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- Afghanistan ranks 155th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 175.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.