Primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index was 0.7702 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan stood at 0.7702. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan peaked at 0.7702 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0742, in 1981.
Afghanistan ranks 164th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1105 | 0.0742 | 0.1518 | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.1957 | 0.1613 | 0.2127 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2835 | 0.2141 | 0.4009 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5582 | 0.4385 | 0.646 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7186 | 0.6657 | 0.7702 | 6 |
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More gender data for Afghanistan
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 703,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 657,754 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 686,729 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 644,414 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 672,813 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan?
- Primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan was 0.7702 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7702 in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0742 in 1981.
- How does Afghanistan rank for primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index?
- Afghanistan ranks 164th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Primary completion rate adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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