Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male was 66,606 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
66,606 number
Change on year
down 15.7%
World rank
14th
of 114 countries
All-time high
79,016 number
in 2016
All-time low
21,750 number
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2018

Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Afghanistan, 2008–2018

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2008201320182008: 21.8k number2009: 22.2k number2010: 36.0k number2011: 54.6k number2014: 79.0k number2015: 72.3k number2016: 79.0k number2018: 66.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 66,606 number for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in 2018.

The figure is down 15.7% on the previous year and up 206.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Afghanistan peaked at 79,016 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21,750 number, in 2008.

That places Afghanistan 14th out of 114 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number) in Afghanistan, 2008 to 2018.
Year number Change
2008 21,750 number
2009 22,191 number +2.0%
2010 35,958 number +62.0%
2011 54,609 number +51.9%
2014 79,000 number +44.7%
2015 72,264 number -8.5%
2016 79,016 number +9.3%
2018 66,606 number -15.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21,970 number 21,750 number 22,191 number 2
2010s 64,576 number 35,958 number 79,016 number 6

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 11 Kazakhstan 98,970 number compare
  2. 12 Kenya 91,209 number compare
  3. 13 Poland 68,082 number compare
  4. 15 Tanzania, United Republic of 55,418 number compare
  5. 16 Malaysia 54,552 number
  6. 17 Ukraine 51,738 number compare

See the full ranking of 159 places →

More reference data data for Afghanistan

All data for Afghanistan →

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Afghanistan?
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Afghanistan was 66,606 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 79,016 number in 2016.
What is the lowest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 21,750 number in 2008.
How does Afghanistan rank for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
Afghanistan ranks 14th out of 114 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 206.2%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Afghanistan. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 25 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-post-secondary-non-tertiary-education-male-number/afghanistan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-post-secondary-non-tertiary-education-male-number/afghanistan/">Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Afghanistan</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
159 places, 2,399 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private post-secondary non-tertiary education institutions regardless of age.