Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 885,623 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
885,623 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
5th
of 143 countries
All-time high
885,623 number
in 2018
All-time low
714,037 number
in 2013
Years of data
7
2007–2018

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Afghanistan, 2007–2018

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2007201220182007: 744.6k number2013: 714.0k number2014: 787.0k number2015: 829.9k number2016: 876.8k number2017: 882.9k number2018: 885.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 885,623 number for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Afghanistan peaked at 885,623 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 714,037 number, in 2013.

That places Afghanistan 5th out of 143 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number) in Afghanistan, 2007 to 2018.
Year number Change
2007 744,554 number
2013 714,037 number -4.1%
2014 786,994 number +10.2%
2015 829,947 number +5.5%
2016 876,751 number +5.6%
2017 882,909 number +0.7%
2018 885,623 number +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 744,554 number 744,554 number 744,554 number 1
2010s 829,377 number 714,037 number 885,623 number 6

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 2 Bangladesh 2.20 million number compare
  2. 3 Ethiopia 1.69 million number compare
  3. 4 Indonesia 1.50 million number compare
  4. 6 Mexico 806,971 number compare
  5. 7 Kenya 651,120 number
  6. 8 Brazil 631,349 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Afghanistan?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Afghanistan was 885,623 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 885,623 number in 2018.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 714,037 number in 2013.
How does Afghanistan rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Afghanistan ranks 5th out of 143 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. 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 Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,019 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of upper secondary school age female youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.