Afghanistan

Background Information

Region

South Asia

World Bank income group

Low income

Percent of population aged 10-24

34% (UNFPA, 2023)

Total primary school age population (both sexes)

6,759,046 (UIS, 2023)

Total secondary school age population (both sexes)

5,930,217 (UIS, 2023)

Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)

28%

Source: UNSDG , 2017

Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)

62

Source: UN Human Development Reports , 2017

Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15 (% of women 15-49)

53%

Source: DHS , 2015

Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months (% of married or in-union women 15-49)

13%

Source: DHS , 2015

Education Snapshot Back to Top

Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)

12

Source: UIS , 2022

Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education within the formal curriculum or as part of extra-curricular activities

No data available

Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities Percentage of schools

  • Primary 26%

    (2018)

  • Lower secondary 56%

    (2018)

  • Upper secondary 75%

    (2018)

Source: UIS

Women as a percentage of teachers in tertiary education Women as a percentage

Source: UIS , 2020

Men as a percentage of teachers in pre-primary education

No data available

Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education

Source: UIS , 2017

Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading

No data available

Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics

No data available

Experiencing bullying in the last 12 months in lower secondary education

  • Female 45%

  • Male 42%

Female: UNESCO, 2014

Male: UNESCO, 2014

Youth not in education, employment or training

  • Female 81%

  • Male 42%

Female: ILO, 2021

Male: ILO, 2021

Completion rate

Primary school age

  • Female 40%

  • Male 67%

Female: UIS, 2015

Male: UIS, 2015

Lower secondary school age

  • Female 26%

  • Male 49%

Female: UIS, 2015

Male: UIS, 2015

Upper secondary school age

  • Female 14%

  • Male 32%

Female: UIS, 2015

Male: UIS, 2015

Out-of-school rate

Primary school

  • Female 47%

  • Male 28%

Female: UIS, 2015

Male: UIS, 2015

Lower secondary school

  • Female 55%

  • Male 25%

Female: UIS, 2015

Male: UIS, 2015

Upper secondary school

  • Female 73%

  • Male 43%

Female: UIS, 2015

Male: UIS, 2015

Legal Frameworks Back to Top

Presence of legislation on child protection, to prevent corporal punishment in schools

No data available

Presence of legislation protecting the right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender

No data available

Presence of legislation to protect and facilitate education of pregnant adolescent girls

No data available

Existence of processes to support coordinated action on gender equality in and through education by ministries, civil society, youth organizations and other actors

Data coming soon!

Existence of systematic processes to review and update curricula and learning resources, with a view to eradicating gender stereotypes and promoting gender equality

Data coming soon!

Training on gender-responsive pedagogies is embedded in teacher training programmes

Data coming soon!

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