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 558,717 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
558,717 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
23rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
558,717 number
in 2020
All-time low
167,496 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 558,717 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.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Afghanistan peaked at 558,717 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 167,496 number, in 1970.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd 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 192,497 number 167,496 number 211,843 number 10
1980s 202,374 number 195,437 number 211,221 number 10
1990s 284,972 number 208,753 number 340,280 number 10
2000s 424,011 number 350,571 number 487,405 number 10
2010s 534,908 number 498,324 number 557,205 number 10
2020s 558,717 number 558,717 number 558,717 number 1

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 20 Türkiye 703,094 number compare
  2. 21 Sudan 599,109 number compare
  3. 22 South Africa 592,807 number compare
  4. 24 Iraq 552,316 number compare
  5. 25 Angola 544,033 number compare
  6. 26 Algeria 487,914 number compare

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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 558,717 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 558,717 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 167,496 number in 1970.
How does Afghanistan rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd 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 12.1%. 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, male (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, male (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

Male 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/