School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 531,041 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
531,041 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
24th
of 202 countries
All-time high
531,041 number
in 2020
All-time low
162,313 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Afghanistan, 1970–2020

200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 531,041 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Afghanistan peaked at 531,041 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 162,313 number, in 1970.

Afghanistan ranks 24th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 185,887 number 162,313 number 203,497 number 10
1980s 192,350 number 185,242 number 202,483 number 10
1990s 265,979 number 197,432 number 322,775 number 10
2000s 404,181 number 334,457 number 464,252 number 10
2010s 510,969 number 474,553 number 530,275 number 10
2020s 531,041 number 531,041 number 531,041 number 1

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 21 Sudan 582,449 number compare
  2. 22 South Africa 579,205 number compare
  3. 23 Angola 534,149 number compare
  4. 25 Iraq 522,219 number compare
  5. 26 Mozambique 475,832 number compare
  6. 27 Algeria 467,603 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

More reference data data for Afghanistan

All data for Afghanistan β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Afghanistan?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Afghanistan was 531,041 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 531,041 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 162,313 number in 1970.
How does Afghanistan rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Afghanistan ranks 24th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female 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/