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Secondary school enrollment — Afghanistan

Secondary school enrollment in Afghanistan in 2023 — 59.6%. Ranked 128 in the world out of 147. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 51.2 pp.

2023 59.6% +2.3 pp vs 2018
World rank 128of 147
Period maximum 59.6%2023
Period minimum 8.4%1970

Trend over time

1970–2023 · % (gross ratio)

Secondary school enrollment — Afghanistan, 1970–2023020406019701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 8.4%1971: 9.4%1972: 10.4%1973: 10.9%1974: 11.1%1975: 11.6%1976: 12.5%1977: 13.3%1978: 13.8%1980: 16.7%1981: 20.1%1982: 12.3%1984: 13.6%1985: 13.5%1986: 12.1%1988: 13.2%1989: 12.7%1990: 11%1991: 17.2%1993: 17.4%1994: 23.5%1995: 23.1%2001: 14%2003: 14%2004: 19.2%2005: 20.3%2006: 29.5%2007: 28.8%2008: 38.9%2009: 44.3%2010: 50.4%2011: 52.4%2012: 54.4%2013: 54.9%2014: 54.3%2015: 53.2%2016: 53.4%2017: 55.5%2018: 57.4%2023: 59.6%
Change over the period: +51.2 pp Annual average: 0.97 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan

Afghanistan 59.6%
World 77.2%
South Asia 77.9%
Southern Asia computed 73.5%
Secondary school enrollment — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 59.6 —
2018 57.4 +1.8 pp
2017 55.5 +2.1 pp
2016 53.4 +0.3 pp
2015 53.2 −1.1 pp
2014 54.3 −0.6 pp
2013 54.9 +0.5 pp
2012 54.4 +1.9 pp
2011 52.4 +2 pp
2010 50.4 +6.1 pp
2009 44.3 +5.4 pp
2008 38.9 +10.1 pp
2007 28.8 −0.7 pp
2006 29.5 +9.3 pp
2005 20.3 +1.1 pp
2004 19.2 +5.3 pp
2003 14 —
2001 14 —
1995 23.1 −0.4 pp
1994 23.5 +6.1 pp
1993 17.4 —
1991 17.2 +6.1 pp
1990 11 −1.6 pp
1989 12.7 −0.5 pp
1988 13.2 —
1986 12.1 −1.4 pp
1985 13.5 −0.2 pp
1984 13.6 —
1982 12.3 −7.8 pp
1981 20.1 +3.4 pp
1980 16.7 —
1978 13.8 +0.6 pp
1977 13.3 +0.8 pp
1976 12.5 +0.9 pp
1975 11.6 +0.5 pp
1974 11.1 +0.2 pp
1973 10.9 +0.5 pp
1972 10.4 +1 pp
1971 9.4 +1 pp
1970 8.4 —

Southern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NP Nepal 89.9 LK Sri Lanka 88 BT Bhutan 86.9 IR Iran 85.1 MV Maldives 79.4 IN India 78.9 BD Bangladesh 66 AF Afghanistan 59.6 PK Pakistan 42.3
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About the indicator

The gross secondary enrollment ratio — the ratio of the total number of secondary school pupils, of any age, to the population of the official age for that level. It can exceed 100% when pupils older than the official age are in school — because of repetition or a late start, for example.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

Other indicators for Afghanistan

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The net enrollment rate: the share of children of school age attending primary school.

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The share of adults able to read and write simple statements about everyday life.

Afghanistan by year Education Education expenditure (% of GDP)

Government spending on education at all levels as a percentage of GDP.

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