Financing for equity in pre-primary education
1. Education resources to subnational governments
2. Education resources to institutions
3. Education resources to students and families
4. Social policies and family support programmes
Introduction
Key financing indicators (UIS Data)
As of 2024, the official entrance age to pre-primary education is six years. Legal frameworks provide one year of free pre-primary education. Data on compulsory pre-primary education and net enrolment rates are not available.
Governance
The Ministry of Education (MoE) is the principal government body responsible for financing, allocating, and overseeing the budgets for pre-primary education, within the broader national education framework.
Tuition-free status
Public pre-primary education is not tuition-free according to national laws and policies.
1. Education resources to subnational governments
Afghanistan has no dedicated national public funding mechanism exclusively for pre-primary education.
2. Education resources to institutions
Pre-primary education shares the general education budget rather than having dedicated subsidies.
3. Education resources to students and families
There are no government-run subsidies, vouchers, grants, or tax relief programmes directly supporting parents of pre-primary children or pre-primary institutions within the public budget framework.
4. Social policies and family support programmes
There are no social policies aimed at improving access to pre-primary education.
