Primary school enrolment (gross) in Afghanistan
Gross primary school enrolment in Afghanistan was 112.2% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.
Afghanistan, 2023
112.2%
Change from 2019
+3.2percentage points
World, 2023
100.7%
Position in 2023
21st of 166
Primary school enrolment (gross) in Afghanistan over time
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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Afghanistan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 102.2% |
| 2023 | 112.2% | 100.7% |
| 2022 | – | 100.4% |
| 2021 | – | 99.4% |
| 2020 | – | 99.6% |
| 2019 | 109.1% | 99.1% |
| 2018 | 107.7% | 99.1% |
| 2017 | 106.5% | 101.8% |
| 2016 | 106.8% | 102.1% |
| 2015 | 106.8% | 101.0% |
| 2014 | 109.8% | 101.6% |
| 2013 | 107.9% | 103.0% |
| 2012 | 106.6% | 102.9% |
| 2011 | 101.5% | 102.4% |
| 2010 | 103.5% | 102.5% |
| 2009 | 99.7% | 102.7% |
| 2008 | 104.4% | 102.9% |
| 2007 | 99.3% | 102.7% |
| 2006 | 102.3% | 101.7% |
| 2005 | 99.5% | 101.7% |
| 2004 | 105.5% | 101.6% |
| 2003 | 95.3% | 100.9% |
| 2002 | 73.4% | 99.4% |
| 2001 | 22.1% | 99.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 109.1% in 2019, a change of +3.2 percentage points.
- Since 2010, when it was 103.5%, the figure has changed by +8.7 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2023, Afghanistan has the 21st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 100.7%.
More for Afghanistan
All statistics for Afghanistan
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
10.9%
2020 · World Bank
Adult literacy rate
37.3%
2021 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
55.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
44.2%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
31.3%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
26.7%
2022 · UNESCO UIS