Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Afghanistan
Gross secondary school enrolment in Afghanistan was 59.6% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.
Afghanistan, 2023
59.6%
Change from 2018
+2.3percentage points
World, 2023
77.2%
Position in 2023
128th of 147
Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Afghanistan over time
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% of the official secondary 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 | – | 77.3% |
| 2023 | 59.6% | 77.2% |
| 2022 | – | 77.5% |
| 2021 | – | 77.3% |
| 2020 | – | 76.5% |
| 2019 | – | 76.0% |
| 2018 | 57.4% | 75.5% |
| 2017 | 55.5% | 74.9% |
| 2016 | 53.4% | 75.2% |
| 2015 | 53.2% | 75.0% |
| 2014 | 54.3% | 74.9% |
| 2013 | 54.9% | 74.0% |
| 2012 | 54.4% | 72.7% |
| 2011 | 52.4% | 71.9% |
| 2010 | 50.4% | 70.9% |
| 2009 | 44.3% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | 38.9% | 68.3% |
| 2007 | 28.8% | 66.8% |
| 2006 | 29.5% | 65.4% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | 64.4% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | 63.5% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | 62.4% |
| 2002 | – | 61.6% |
| 2001 | 14.0% | 60.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 57.4% in 2018, a change of +2.3 percentage points.
- Since 2009, when it was 44.3%, the figure has changed by +15.3 percentage points.
- Among the 147 countries with data for 2023, Afghanistan has the 128th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 77.2%.
More for Afghanistan
All statistics for Afghanistan
Primary school enrolment (gross)
112.2%
2023 · World Bank
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
10.9%
2020 · 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