Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.7702 index in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Primary 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
In 2025, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan stood at 0.7702 index. 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 school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan peaked at 0.7702 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0742 index, 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.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0742 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.0819 index | +10.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0912 index | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 0.101 index | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1101 index | +9.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1165 index | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1275 index | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1404 index | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1518 index | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1613 index | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1742 index | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1814 index | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1902 index | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1994 index | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2063 index | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2091 index | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.211 index | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2112 index | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2127 index | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2141 index | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2174 index | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2269 index | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2384 index | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2562 index | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2782 index | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3043 index | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3332 index | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3654 index | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4009 index | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4385 index | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4738 index | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5072 index | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5357 index | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5603 index | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5803 index | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5975 index | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6136 index | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6293 index | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.646 index | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6657 index | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6861 index | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7078 index | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7307 index | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7509 index | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 0.7702 index | +2.6% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.7702 index is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.06 index, 73% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.7702 index is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 index, 77% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1105 index | 0.0742 index | 0.1518 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.1957 index | 0.1613 index | 0.2127 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2835 index | 0.2141 index | 0.4009 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5582 index | 0.4385 index | 0.646 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7186 index | 0.6657 index | 0.7702 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan was 0.7702 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7702 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0742 index in 1981.
- How does Afghanistan rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Afghanistan ranks 164th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.