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Afghanistan: School enrollment, primary (% gross)

112.23percent · 2023+8.5% since 2010

Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music. Annual figures for Afghanistan from 1970 to 2023.

19752023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2023112.231
2019109.075
2018107.688
2017106.544
2016106.784
2015106.774
2014109.829
2013107.943
2012106.575
2011101.542
2010103.486
200999.705
2008104.445
200799.323
2006102.285
200599.504
2004105.475
200395.336
200273.401
200122.14
200021.458
199926.291
199832.984
199547.661
199444.789
199333.955
199131.605
199030.983
198931.833
198834.078
198626.683
198525.136
198424.648
198220.136
198149.46
198043.81
197837.682
197736.463
197635.728
197534.882
197433.963
197333.425
197232.963
197132.54
197031.651

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). School enrollment, primary (% gross). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-school-enrollment-primary (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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