Afghanistan - Primary completion rate

Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Afghanistan was 65.76 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 67.13 in 2018, while its lowest value was 4.36 in 1974.

Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

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

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Year Value
1974 4.36
1977 5.51
1978 6.36
1980 9.05
1981 12.84
1984 10.75
1985 10.86
1993 14.12
2016 63.60
2017 66.69
2018 67.13
2019 65.76

Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Afghanistan was 102.12 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 103.28 in 2018, while its lowest value was 24.64 in 1984.

Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

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

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Year Value
1974 28.54
1977 29.81
1978 32.45
1980 42.99
1981 51.70
1984 24.64
1985 25.83
1993 39.90
2016 96.54
2017 101.29
2018 103.28
2019 102.12

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Afghanistan was 84.33 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 85.63 in 2018, while its lowest value was 16.66 in 1974.

Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

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

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Year Value
1974 16.66
1977 17.88
1978 19.65
1980 26.37
1981 32.71
1984 17.89
1985 18.57
1993 27.58
2016 80.50
2017 84.41
2018 85.63
2019 84.33

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes