School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 1.09 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Afghanistan, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 1.09 million number for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Afghanistan peaked at 1.09 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 630,166 number, in 1997.
Afghanistan ranks 67th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 630,166 number | — |
| 1998 | 645,855 number | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 663,055 number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 685,028 number | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 712,568 number | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 747,821 number | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 786,243 number | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 822,226 number | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 851,035 number | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 883,912 number | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 909,945 number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 931,484 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 951,657 number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 972,877 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 991,522 number | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.01 million number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.03 million number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.05 million number | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.06 million number | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.08 million number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.08 million number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.09 million number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.09 million number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 646,359 number | 630,166 number | 663,055 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 828,192 number | 685,028 number | 951,657 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 million number | 972,877 number | 1.09 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 school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Afghanistan?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Afghanistan was 1.09 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 630,166 number in 1997.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Afghanistan ranks 67th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/