Education in Sar-e-Pul, Afghanistan: official figures

55.0% of children of primary school age in Sar-e-Pul were attending school in 2022-23 (net attendance rate), 14th highest of the 34 provinces; 44.6% were out of school (Afghanistan: 47.5% attending, 52.8% out of school).

Primary school net attendance rate (adjusted)

55.0%

2022-23

Women aged 15-49 who are literate

27.6%

2022-23

Do girls in Sar-e-Pul go to primary school?

Primary school attendance in Sar-e-Pul was 56.4% for boys and 53.5% for girls in 2022-23 (Afghanistan: 54.1% and 40.6%).

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How many children in Sar-e-Pul go to secondary school?

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

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Do girls in Sar-e-Pul go to secondary school?

Lower secondary school attendance in Sar-e-Pul was 24.4% for boys and 25.3% for girls in 2022-23, and upper secondary 18.5% and 21.6% (Afghanistan: 32.1% and 8.9%; 28.6% and 11.5%).

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How many women in Sar-e-Pul can read?

27.6% of women aged 15 to 49 in Sar-e-Pul could read in 2022-23, 11th highest of the 34 provinces (Afghanistan: 26.6%).

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How Sar-e-Pul compares with other provinces

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

Sar-e-Pul ranks 14 of 34, highest first.

Rank	Region	Primary school net attendance rate (adjusted)
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%
17	Nimroz	49.4%

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

Sar-e-Pul ranks 11 of 34, highest first.

Rank	Region	Women aged 15-49 who are literate
8	Badakhshan	33.6%
9	Nimroz	32.5%
10	Parwan	30.2%
11	Sar-e-Pul	27.6%
12	Kapisa	25.2%
13	Ghazni	23.7%
14	Jawzjan	23.3%

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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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