In addition to having graduated from the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences of Kabul University, she obtained a master's degree in Development, Innovation and Change (MiDIC) from the University of Bologna, Italy.
Udover at dimittere fra fakultetet for jura og statskundskab på universitetet i Kabul tog professor Barmaki en kandidatgrad i udvikling, innovation og forandring (MiDic) ved universitetet i Bologna, Italien.