Afghanistan
Background Information
Region
South Asia
World Bank income group
Low income
Percent of population aged 10-24
35% (UNFPA, 2020)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
6,392,806 (UIS, 2020)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
5,784,352 (UIS, 2020)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
35%
Source: UNSDG, 2015
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
69
Source: UN Human Development Reports, 2018
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, 2019
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS, 2017
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
-
Primary 26%
(2018)
-
Lower secondary 56%
(2018)
-
Upper secondary 75%
(2018)
Source: UIS
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
Completion rate
Primary school age
-
Female 40%
-
Male 67%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Lower secondary school age
-
Female 25%
-
Male 49%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Upper secondary school age
-
Female 15%
-
Male 34%
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 72%
-
Male 41%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Afghan Children Read
Network/Convening/Conference
Asia Pacific Region National Education Coalitions COVID-19 Zoom Conference
Project/Program
Building A Voice For Women: One Club Makes A Difference
Project/Program
Community-based education centers
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Gender Equity/Education Funding
Project/Program
Girls Can Code
Project/Program
Girls in Science
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Girls' Education Challenge
Project/Program
Girls, Women & the Global Goals: Empowering Women in Conflict Areas
Project/Program
Improving Adolescents’ Lives in Afghanistan (IALA)
Project/Program
Initiative to Allow Afghan Women to Study in Neighbouring Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Project/Program
Let Us Learn
Project/Program
LitClub
Project/Program
Schools for Africa
Project/Program
Steps Towards Afghan Girls' Education Success (STAGES)
Research Project/Report/Study
Strengthening Monitoring and Reporting of Attacks on Education
Project/Program
Takhar Education Initiative
Government Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Empowerment through Education in Afghanistan (EEA)
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Higher Education Development Project (HEDP)
Project/Program
Literacy Boost
Project/Program
Strengthening Education in Afghanistan, Phase II (SEA II)
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Eqra Project for Afghanistan
Project/Program
Women's Economic Empowerment in Afghanistan
Project/Program
Mobile Learning Facilities
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Economic Recovery in Afghanistan