Population of compulsory school age, female in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Population of compulsory school age, female was 4.54 million number in 2019. β² Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in Afghanistan, 1998β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, population of compulsory school age, female in Afghanistan stood at 4.54 million number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Afghanistan peaked at 4.54 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.62 million number, in 1998.
Afghanistan ranks 25th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.64 million number | 1.62 million number | 1.67 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.30 million number | 1.73 million number | 3.51 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.15 million number | 3.64 million number | 4.54 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.38 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in Afghanistan?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Afghanistan was 4.54 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.54 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 million number in 1998.
- How does Afghanistan rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.