Education in Ghazni, Afghanistan: official figures

55.3% of children of primary school age in Ghazni were attending school in 2022-23 (net attendance rate), 13th highest of the 34 provinces; 44.7% were out of school (Afghanistan: 47.5% attending, 52.8% out of school).

Primary school net attendance rate (adjusted)

55.3%

2022-23

Women aged 15-49 who are literate

23.7%

2022-23

Do girls in Ghazni go to primary school?

Primary school attendance in Ghazni was 66.0% for boys and 45.3% for girls in 2022-23 (Afghanistan: 54.1% and 40.6%).

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How many children in Ghazni go to secondary school?

24.9% of children of lower secondary school age in Ghazni were attending secondary school in 2022-23, joint 12th highest of the 34 provinces (Afghanistan: 20.3%).

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Do girls in Ghazni go to secondary school?

Lower secondary school attendance in Ghazni was 42.1% for boys and 11.9% for girls in 2022-23, and upper secondary 24.4% and 13.5% (Afghanistan: 32.1% and 8.9%; 28.6% and 11.5%).

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How many women in Ghazni can read?

23.7% of women aged 15 to 49 in Ghazni could read in 2022-23, 13th highest of the 34 provinces (Afghanistan: 26.6%).

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How Ghazni compares with other provinces

Primary school net attendance rate (adjusted) (2022-23)

Ghazni ranks 13 of 34, highest first.

Rank	Region	Primary school net attendance rate (adjusted)
10	Takhar	58.3%
11	Kunar	57.0%
12	Jawzjan	56.8%
13	Ghazni	55.3%
14	Sar-e-Pul	55.0%
15	Nangarhar	53.6%
16	Logar	52.4%

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Women aged 15-49 who are literate (2022-23)

Ghazni ranks 13 of 34, highest first.

Rank	Region	Women aged 15-49 who are literate
10	Parwan	30.2%
11	Sar-e-Pul	27.6%
12	Kapisa	25.2%
13	Ghazni	23.7%
14	Jawzjan	23.3%
15	Baghlan	20.8%
16	Maidan Wardak	20.7%

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Sources

UNICEF Afghanistan in collaboration with the National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA): Afghanistan Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2022-23, Survey Findings Report (province tables), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1469591017d8…)

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