School age population, early childhood education, female in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: School age population, early childhood education, female was 530,275 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
530,275 number
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
67th
of 199 countries
All-time high
530,275 number
in 2019
All-time low
304,026 number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1997200820191997: 304.0k number1998: 313.1k number1999: 322.8k number2000: 334.5k number2001: 348.4k number2002: 365.6k number2003: 384.0k number2004: 401.2k number2005: 415.0k number2006: 430.9k number2007: 443.6k number2008: 454.3k number2009: 464.3k number2010: 474.6k number2011: 484.1k number2012: 494.8k number2013: 505.3k number2014: 514.3k number2015: 520.3k number2016: 526.5k number2017: 529.4k number2018: 530.2k number2019: 530.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, female in Afghanistan stood at 530,275 number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Afghanistan peaked at 530,275 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 304,026 number, in 1997.

That places Afghanistan 67th out of 199 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, female in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in Afghanistan, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 304,026 number
1998 313,062 number +3.0%
1999 322,775 number +3.1%
2000 334,457 number +3.6%
2001 348,427 number +4.2%
2002 365,601 number +4.9%
2003 384,006 number +5.0%
2004 401,190 number +4.5%
2005 415,040 number +3.5%
2006 430,887 number +3.8%
2007 443,634 number +3.0%
2008 454,316 number +2.4%
2009 464,252 number +2.2%
2010 474,553 number +2.2%
2011 484,108 number +2.0%
2012 494,767 number +2.2%
2013 505,321 number +2.1%
2014 514,261 number +1.8%
2015 520,313 number +1.2%
2016 526,489 number +1.2%
2017 529,387 number +0.6%
2018 530,217 number +0.2%
2019 530,275 number +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 313,288 number 304,026 number 322,775 number 3
2000s 404,181 number 334,457 number 464,252 number 10
2010s 510,969 number 474,553 number 530,275 number 10

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 64 Canada 571,643 number compare
  2. 65 Romania 548,135 number compare
  3. 66 Nepal 543,316 number compare
  4. 68 Syrian Arab Republic 517,421 number compare
  5. 69 Malaysia 500,140 number compare
  6. 70 Israel 491,903 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Afghanistan?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Afghanistan was 530,275 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 530,275 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 304,026 number in 1997.
How does Afghanistan rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Afghanistan ranks 67th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (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

Female 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/