School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 1.09 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Afghanistan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Afghanistan is 1.09 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Afghanistan peaked at 1.09 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 329,809 number, in 1970.
That places Afghanistan 23rd out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 329,809 number | — |
| 1971 | 342,385 number | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 354,972 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 366,851 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 377,058 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 384,794 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 395,482 number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 405,008 number | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 412,138 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 415,340 number | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 413,704 number | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 411,436 number | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 406,497 number | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 399,826 number | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 392,614 number | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 385,491 number | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 382,008 number | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 380,679 number | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 383,298 number | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 391,693 number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 406,185 number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 434,540 number | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 471,866 number | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 512,812 number | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 551,082 number | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 583,257 number | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 610,685 number | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 630,166 number | +3.2% |
| 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% |
| 2020 | 1.09 million number | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 378,384 number | 329,809 number | 415,340 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 394,725 number | 380,679 number | 413,704 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 550,950 number | 406,185 number | 663,055 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 828,192 number | 685,028 number | 951,657 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 million number | 972,877 number | 1.09 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 million number | 1.09 million number | 1.09 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 school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Afghanistan?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Afghanistan was 1.09 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 329,809 number in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Afghanistan ranks 23rd out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/