Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 93.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Afghanistan, 2001–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Afghanistan is 93.0%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Afghanistan peaked at 93.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 2001.
Afghanistan ranks 147th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 18.5% | — |
| 2003 | 70.7% | +281.4% |
| 2004 | 80.7% | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 76.7% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 83.6% | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 81.7% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 87.2% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 86.6% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 90.5% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 87.5% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 91.4% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 91.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 92.6% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 90.7% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 90.3% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.2% | 18.5% | 87.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 90.9% | 87.5% | 93.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 144 North Macedonia 93.7% compare
- 145 British Virgin Islands 93.5% compare
- 146 Micronesia, Federated States of 93.5% compare
- 148 El Salvador 92.2% compare
- 149 India 91.9% compare
- 150 Zambia 91.1% compare
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.38 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Afghanistan?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Afghanistan was 93.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Afghanistan ranks 147th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.