Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total was 3,853 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Afghanistan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 3,853 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 57.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Afghanistan peaked at 3,853 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,019, in 1960.
Afghanistan ranks 26th 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, total in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,019 | — |
| 1965 | 1,131 | +11.0% |
| 1970 | 1,246 | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 1,434 | +15.1% |
| 1980 | 1,537 | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 1,414 | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 1,487 | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 2,101 | +41.3% |
| 2000 | 2,449 | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 3,151 | +28.7% |
| 2010 | 3,853 | +22.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,075 | 1,019 | 1,131 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1,340 | 1,246 | 1,434 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1,476 | 1,414 | 1,537 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1,794 | 1,487 | 2,101 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,800 | 2,449 | 3,151 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3,853 | 3,853 | 3,853 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 6 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 112.23 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 112.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Afghanistan?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Afghanistan was 3,853 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, total recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3,853 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,019 in 1960.
- How does Afghanistan rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total?
- Afghanistan ranks 26th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.3%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15-19, total is the total population of 15-19 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.