Primary completion rate, total in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Primary completion rate, total was 90.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Primary completion rate, total in Afghanistan, 1974–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2023, primary completion rate, total in Afghanistan stood at 90.3%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Afghanistan peaked at 90.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 1974.
Afghanistan ranks 120th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary completion rate, total in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 17.1% | — |
| 1977 | 18.0% | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 19.6% | +9.0% |
| 1980 | 26.3% | +34.0% |
| 1981 | 33.9% | +28.8% |
| 1984 | 19.8% | -41.6% |
| 1985 | 19.3% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 31.7% | +64.2% |
| 2016 | 83.4% | +163.5% |
| 2017 | 88.2% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 89.8% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 88.9% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 90.3% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.2% | 17.1% | 19.6% | 3 |
| 1980s | 24.8% | 19.3% | 33.9% | 4 |
| 1990s | 31.7% | 31.7% | 31.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 83.4% | 89.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 90.3% | 90.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More aid effectiveness data for Afghanistan
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 3.39 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 2.49 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 43.34 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 370.06 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 38.45 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 275.22 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 23.94 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 142.85 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 16.33 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 165.64 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Afghanistan?
- Primary completion rate, total in Afghanistan was 90.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 1974.
- How does Afghanistan rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Afghanistan ranks 120th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.