Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.6411 index in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.6411 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan peaked at 0.6411 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0394 index, in 1981.
That places Afghanistan 159th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0394 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.0486 index | +23.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0531 index | +9.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0648 index | +22.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0771 index | +19.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0848 index | +10.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0983 index | +15.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1074 index | +9.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1189 index | +10.7% |
| 2025 | 0.6411 index | +439.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.6411 index is below the median for low income countries, which is 1 index, 64% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.6411 index is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.02 index, 63% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0769 index | 0.0394 index | 0.1189 index | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6411 index | 0.6411 index | 0.6411 index | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 156 Central African Republic 0.6752 index compare
- 157 Equatorial Guinea 0.66 index compare
- 158 Benin 0.6583 index compare
- 160 Mozambique 0.6214 index compare
- 161 Chad 0.556 index compare
- 162 South Sudan 0.5112 index compare
More gender data for Afghanistan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 20,358 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.64 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 29,681 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 29,681 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 707,563 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 739,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 690,872 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 720,642 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 674,248 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan was 0.6411 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6411 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0394 index in 1981.
- How does Afghanistan rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Afghanistan ranks 159th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.