Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male was 1.27 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.27 million number
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
28th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1.27 million number
in 2018
All-time low
202,463 number
in 2001
Years of data
16
2001–2018

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Afghanistan, 2001–2018

250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M2001200920182001: 202.5k number2003: 223.2k number2005: 348.3k number2006: 533.8k number2007: 548.8k number2008: 744.2k number2009: 858.4k number2010: 981.9k number2011: 952.2k number2012: 993.4k number2013: 1.0M number2014: 1.1M number2015: 1.1M number2016: 1.1M number2017: 1.2M number2018: 1.3M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Afghanistan is 1.27 million number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 71.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Afghanistan peaked at 1.27 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 202,463 number, in 2001.

Afghanistan ranks 28th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number) in Afghanistan, 2001 to 2018.
Year number Change
2001 202,463 number
2003 223,225 number +10.3%
2005 348,265 number +56.0%
2006 533,834 number +53.3%
2007 548,759 number +2.8%
2008 744,155 number +35.6%
2009 858,364 number +15.3%
2010 981,931 number +14.4%
2011 952,238 number -3.0%
2012 993,436 number +4.3%
2013 1.02 million number +2.3%
2014 1.05 million number +3.4%
2015 1.07 million number +2.1%
2016 1.12 million number +4.1%
2017 1.20 million number +7.4%
2018 1.27 million number +6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 494,152 number 202,463 number 858,364 number 7
2010s 1.07 million number 952,238 number 1.27 million number 9

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.36 million number compare
  2. 26 Uzbekistan 1.35 million number compare
  3. 27 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.30 million number compare
  4. 29 Kenya 1.13 million number compare
  5. 30 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.05 million number compare
  6. 31 South Africa 982,328 number compare

See the full ranking of 237 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Afghanistan?
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Afghanistan was 1.27 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 1.27 million number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 202,463 number in 2001.
How does Afghanistan rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?
Afghanistan ranks 28th out of 192 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 71.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
237 places, 4,657 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.