Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 0.8% in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
0.8%
Change on year
down 10.2%
World rank
141st
of 155 countries
All-time high
6.0%
in 2009
All-time low
0.2%
in 2003
Years of data
14
2003–2018

Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Afghanistan, 2003–2018

02462003201020182003: 0.22 %2004: 0.345 %2005: 2.3 %2007: 1.2 %2008: 0.88 %2009: 6 %2011: 0.464 %2012: 0.936 %2013: 0.673 %2014: 0.605 %2015: 0.813 %2016: 0.978 %2017: 0.873 %2018: 0.784 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Afghanistan stood at 0.8%.

That represents a change of down 10.2% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Afghanistan peaked at 6.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2003.

That places Afghanistan 141st out of 155 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Afghanistan, 2003 to 2018.
Year % Change
2003 0.2%
2004 0.3% +56.9%
2005 2.3% +572.0%
2007 1.2% -48.1%
2008 0.9% -26.9%
2009 6.0% +581.9%
2011 0.5% -92.3%
2012 0.9% +101.5%
2013 0.7% -28.1%
2014 0.6% -10.0%
2015 0.8% +34.2%
2016 1.0% +20.3%
2017 0.9% -10.7%
2018 0.8% -10.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.8% 0.2% 6.0% 6
2010s 0.8% 0.5% 1.0% 8

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 138 Sudan 1.1% compare
  2. 139 Seychelles 1.0% compare
  3. 140 Palestine, State of 1.0% compare
  4. 142 Equatorial Guinea 0.6%
  5. 143 Barbados 0.5%
  6. 144 Qatar 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Afghanistan?
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Afghanistan was 0.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
What is the highest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2009.
What is the lowest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2003.
How does Afghanistan rank for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Afghanistan ranks 141st out of 155 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
200 places, 3,299 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.