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Afghanistan: School age population, one year before than official … male than was 558,717 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 558,717 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.
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 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.
School age population, one year before than official … male than in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 167,496 number | — |
| 1971 | 173,917 number | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 180,352 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 186,440 number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 191,700 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 195,730 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 201,248 number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 206,223 number | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 210,018 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 211,843 number | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 211,221 number | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 210,330 number | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 208,117 number | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 205,015 number | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 201,585 number | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 198,123 number | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 196,285 number | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 195,437 number | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 196,638 number | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 200,992 number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 208,753 number | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 224,000 number | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 244,173 number | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 266,242 number | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 286,659 number | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 303,478 number | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 317,199 number | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 326,140 number | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 332,793 number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 340,280 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 350,571 number | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 364,141 number | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 382,220 number | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 402,237 number | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 421,036 number | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 435,995 number | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 453,025 number | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 466,311 number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 477,168 number | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 487,405 number | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 498,324 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 507,414 number | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 517,823 number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 528,255 number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 537,005 number | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 542,903 number | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 550,026 number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 554,064 number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 556,057 number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 557,205 number | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 558,717 number | +0.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 558,717 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 262,916 number, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 558,717 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 107,523 number, 5.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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 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 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?
- 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 12.1%. 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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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/