Afghanistan's secondary education, teachers (% female) was 35.55% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 0.08 percentage points from 35.63% in 2018.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 35.55% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 35.63% | 2018 |
| Highest | 52.39% | 1993 |
| Lowest | 12.24% | 1974 |
| Average since 2015 | 34.55% | 2015–2023 |
| First recorded | 12.31% | 1970 |
Over five years it is down 0.08 percentage points from 35.63% in 2018. Since 1970 it is up 23.24 percentage points from 12.31% in 1970. The World Bank has no value for 40 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
What the numbers say
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.27 percentage points in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was 17.96 percentage points in 1994. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Afghanistan had the 32nd highest value of the 36 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 35.55% | 2023 |
| World | 56.43% | 2024 |
| Low income | 26.06% | 2024 |
Closest to Afghanistan in the 2023 ranking
What this measures
Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 14 values
| Year | Secondary education, teachers (% female) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 35.55 |
| 2022 | no data |
| 2021 | no data |
| 2020 | no data |
| 2019 | no data |
| 2018 | 35.63 |
| 2017 | 34.36 |
| 2016 | 34.19 |
| 2015 | 33.03 |
| 2014 | no data |
| 2013 |
Secondary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies
More education data for Afghanistan
- Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 13 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 7.51 million (2023)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 112.23% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 97.87% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 125.93% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.67 (2019)
- Primary education, pupils (% female)
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Questions people ask
- What is Afghanistan's secondary education, teachers (% female)?
- 35.55% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 23.24 percentage points from 12.31% in 1970. The highest value was 52.39% in 1993 and the lowest 12.24% in 1974.
- How does Afghanistan rank?
- 32nd highest of 36 economies with data for 2023.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.TCHR.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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