Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, female in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, female was 1,859 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, female in Afghanistan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, female in Afghanistan stood at 1,859. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, female in Afghanistan peaked at 1,859 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 488, in 1960.
Afghanistan ranks 27th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, female in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 488 | — |
| 1965 | 542 | +11.1% |
| 1970 | 597 | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 688 | +15.2% |
| 1980 | 739 | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 680 | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 716 | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 1,011 | +41.2% |
| 2000 | 1,179 | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 1,518 | +28.8% |
| 2010 | 1,859 | +22.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 515 | 488 | 542 | 2 |
| 1970s | 642.5 | 597 | 688 | 2 |
| 1980s | 709.5 | 680 | 739 | 2 |
| 1990s | 863.5 | 716 | 1,011 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,348 | 1,179 | 1,518 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,859 | 1,859 | 1,859 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 163,167 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, female in Afghanistan?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, female in Afghanistan was 1,859 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,859 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 488 in 1960.
- How does Afghanistan rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 27th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15-19, female is the female population of 15-19 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.