Afghanistan - History & Background, Constitutional & Legal Foundations, Educational System—overview, Preprimary & Primary Education, Administration, Finance, & Educational Research - SECONDARY EDUCATION, HIGHER EDUCATION
| BASIC DATA | |
| Official Country Name: | Islamic State of Afghanistan |
| Region: | East & South Asia |
| Population: | 25,838,797 |
| Language(s): | Pashtu, Afghan Persian (Dari), Uzbek, Turkmen, Balochi, Pashai |
| Literacy Rate: | 31.5% |
| Compulsory Schooling: | 6 years |
| Educational Enrollment: | Primary: 1,312,197 |
| Secondary: 497,762 | |
| Higher: 24,333 | |
| Educational Enrollment Rate: | Primary: 49% |
| Secondary: 22% | |
| Teachers: | Secondary: 17,548 |
| Higher: 1,342 | |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | Primary: 58:1 |
| Secondary: 28:1 | |
| Female Enrollment Rate: | Primary: 32% |
| Secondary: 12% | |
Prior to the war years, Afghanistan had two universities, Kabul University and the University of Nangarhar in Jalabad. Kabul University had been a respected learning center, and its medical faculty was largely responsible for the opening of the University of Nangarhar in 1962. In addition to the two universities, in 1983 there were also seven professional and technical universities.
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