Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 1.03 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.03 million number
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
23rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.03 million number
in 2020
All-time low
255,910 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Afghanistan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 1.03 million number for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Afghanistan peaked at 1.03 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 255,910 number, in 1970.
Afghanistan ranks 23rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 255,910 number | — |
| 1971 | 263,910 number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 271,550 number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 279,543 number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 288,705 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 298,480 number | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 304,764 number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 309,935 number | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 314,234 number | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 317,657 number | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 319,633 number | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 314,818 number | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 307,572 number | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 299,814 number | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 293,551 number | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 289,503 number | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 285,613 number | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 284,391 number | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 287,547 number | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 296,722 number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 312,517 number | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 335,191 number | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 363,809 number | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 394,902 number | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 424,717 number | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 450,481 number | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 467,143 number | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 478,100 number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 487,450 number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 500,303 number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 519,268 number | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 540,845 number | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 564,508 number | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 588,934 number | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 611,922 number | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 630,382 number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 648,078 number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 671,221 number | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 699,544 number | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 731,621 number | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 770,161 number | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 805,902 number | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 838,292 number | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 867,768 number | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 895,743 number | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 919,550 number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 941,818 number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 963,354 number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 984,179 number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.00 million number | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.03 million number | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 290,469 number | 255,910 number | 317,657 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 297,916 number | 284,391 number | 319,633 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 421,461 number | 312,517 number | 500,303 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 620,632 number | 519,268 number | 731,621 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 899,123 number | 770,161 number | 1.00 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 million number | 1.03 million number | 1.03 million number | 1 |
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 the official entrance age to secondary general in Afghanistan?
- Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Afghanistan was 1.03 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 255,910 number in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
- Afghanistan ranks 23rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.