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

Latest (2019)
1.09 million number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
67th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.09 million number
in 2019
All-time low
630,166 number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Afghanistan, 1997–2019

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1997200820191997: 630.2k number1998: 645.9k number1999: 663.1k number2000: 685.0k number2001: 712.6k number2002: 747.8k number2003: 786.2k number2004: 822.2k number2005: 851.0k number2006: 883.9k number2007: 909.9k number2008: 931.5k number2009: 951.7k number2010: 972.9k number2011: 991.5k number2012: 1.0M number2013: 1.0M number2014: 1.1M number2015: 1.1M number2016: 1.1M number2017: 1.1M number2018: 1.1M number2019: 1.1M number

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

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in Afghanistan, 1997 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 64 Canada 1.17 million number compare
  2. 65 Romania 1.13 million number compare
  3. 66 Nepal 1.10 million number compare
  4. 68 Syria 1.06 million number compare
  5. 69 Malaysia 1.03 million number compare
  6. 70 Israel 1.01 million number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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/