School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.636 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.636 GPI
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
192nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.6693 GPI
in 2012
All-time low
0 GPI
in 2001
Years of data
36
1970–2018

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Afghanistan, 1970–2018

00.20.40.61970199420181970: 0.167 GPI1971: 0.161 GPI1972: 0.161 GPI1973: 0.169 GPI1974: 0.167 GPI1975: 0.174 GPI1976: 0.181 GPI1977: 0.192 GPI1978: 0.199 GPI1981: 0.242 GPI1982: 0.484 GPI1984: 0.47 GPI1985: 0.476 GPI1986: 0.531 GPI1988: 0.5 GPI1991: 0.537 GPI1993: 0.362 GPI1994: 0.432 GPI1995: 0.474 GPI2001: 0 GPI2003: 0.544 GPI2004: 0.406 GPI2005: 0.548 GPI2006: 0.573 GPI2007: 0.567 GPI2008: 0.586 GPI2009: 0.61 GPI2010: 0.626 GPI2011: 0.663 GPI2012: 0.669 GPI2013: 0.655 GPI2014: 0.654 GPI2015: 0.642 GPI2016: 0.646 GPI2017: 0.642 GPI2018: 0.636 GPI

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Afghanistan stood at 0.636 GPI.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Afghanistan peaked at 0.6693 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 GPI, in 2001.

That places Afghanistan 192nd out of 194 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Afghanistan, 1970 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1970 0.1672 GPI
1971 0.1612 GPI -3.6%
1972 0.1608 GPI -0.2%
1973 0.1687 GPI +4.9%
1974 0.1669 GPI -1.1%
1975 0.1739 GPI +4.2%
1976 0.1806 GPI +3.9%
1977 0.1923 GPI +6.4%
1978 0.1988 GPI +3.4%
1981 0.2422 GPI +21.8%
1982 0.4836 GPI +99.6%
1984 0.4699 GPI -2.8%
1985 0.476 GPI +1.3%
1986 0.5309 GPI +11.5%
1988 0.4997 GPI -5.9%
1991 0.5371 GPI +7.5%
1993 0.3618 GPI -32.6%
1994 0.432 GPI +19.4%
1995 0.474 GPI +9.7%
2001 0 GPI -100.0%
2003 0.5443 GPI
2004 0.4058 GPI -25.4%
2005 0.5477 GPI +35.0%
2006 0.5732 GPI +4.7%
2007 0.5672 GPI -1.1%
2008 0.586 GPI +3.3%
2009 0.6096 GPI +4.0%
2010 0.6258 GPI +2.7%
2011 0.6634 GPI +6.0%
2012 0.6693 GPI +0.9%
2013 0.6553 GPI -2.1%
2014 0.654 GPI -0.2%
2015 0.6423 GPI -1.8%
2016 0.6457 GPI +0.5%
2017 0.6417 GPI -0.6%
2018 0.636 GPI -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.1745 GPI 0.1608 GPI 0.1988 GPI 9
1980s 0.4504 GPI 0.2422 GPI 0.5309 GPI 6
1990s 0.4512 GPI 0.3618 GPI 0.5371 GPI 4
2000s 0.4792 GPI 0 GPI 0.6096 GPI 8
2010s 0.6482 GPI 0.6258 GPI 0.6693 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 189 Chad 0.7524 GPI compare
  2. 190 Central African Republic 0.7437 GPI compare
  3. 191 Guinea-Bissau 0.6446 GPI compare
  4. 193 Angola 0.6303 GPI compare
  5. 194 Somalia 0.5371 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Afghanistan?
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Afghanistan was 0.636 GPI in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.6693 GPI in 2012.
What is the lowest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0 GPI in 2001.
How does Afghanistan rank for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Afghanistan ranks 192nd out of 194 countries with data for 2018.
Is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.