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Afghanistan: School age population, one year before than official … female than was 531,041 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
Afghanistan recorded 531,041 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry 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 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.
School age population, one year before than official … female than in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 162,313 number | — |
| 1971 | 168,468 number | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 174,620 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 180,411 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 185,358 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 189,064 number | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 194,234 number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 198,785 number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 202,120 number | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 203,497 number | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 202,483 number | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 201,106 number | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 198,380 number | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 194,811 number | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 191,029 number | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 187,368 number | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 185,723 number | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 185,242 number | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 186,660 number | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 190,701 number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 197,432 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 210,540 number | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 227,693 number | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 246,570 number | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 264,423 number | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 279,779 number | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 293,486 number | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 304,026 number | +3.6% |
| 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% |
| 2020 | 531,041 number | +0.1% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 531,041 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 260,600 number, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 531,041 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 101,524 number, 5.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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 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 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?
- Afghanistan ranks 24th 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 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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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/