Afghanistan - Lower secondary completion rate

Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)

Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Afghanistan was 43.13 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 43.13 in 2019, while its lowest value was 1.92 in 1974.

Definition: Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1973 2.16
1974 1.92
1977 2.34
1978 3.28
1980 5.81
1981 7.05
1982 7.23
1984 8.91
1985 9.30
1993 9.68
2005 8.93
2016 36.82
2017 38.55
2018 40.10
2019 43.13

Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)

Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Afghanistan was 72.69 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 72.69 in 2019, while its lowest value was 11.42 in 1977.

Definition: Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1973 16.82
1974 14.69
1977 11.42
1978 15.15
1980 20.86
1981 24.85
1982 14.09
1984 16.47
1985 16.85
1993 25.32
2005 22.67
2016 63.87
2017 66.83
2018 69.77
2019 72.69

Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)

Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Afghanistan was 58.31 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 58.31 in 2019, while its lowest value was 6.96 in 1977.

Definition: Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1973 9.61
1974 8.41
1977 6.96
1978 9.33
1980 13.50
1981 16.15
1982 10.74
1984 12.80
1985 13.19
1993 17.86
2005 16.03
2016 50.69
2017 53.08
2018 55.35
2019 58.31

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes