Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, female in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, female was 5,964 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, female in Afghanistan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, female in Afghanistan is 5,964, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, female in Afghanistan peaked at 5,964 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,845, in 1960.
Afghanistan ranks 45th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, female in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,845 | — |
| 1965 | 2,060 | +11.7% |
| 1970 | 2,308 | +12.0% |
| 1975 | 2,598 | +12.6% |
| 1980 | 2,713 | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 2,439 | -10.1% |
| 1990 | 2,519 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 3,500 | +38.9% |
| 2000 | 3,964 | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 4,969 | +25.4% |
| 2010 | 5,964 | +20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,952 | 1,845 | 2,060 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2,453 | 2,308 | 2,598 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2,576 | 2,439 | 2,713 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3,010 | 2,519 | 3,500 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4,466 | 3,964 | 4,969 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5,964 | 5,964 | 5,964 | 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 25+, female in Afghanistan?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, female in Afghanistan was 5,964 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 25+, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 5,964 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,845 in 1960.
- How does Afghanistan rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 45th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.5%. 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 25+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 25+, female is the female population over age 25 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.