Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total was 751 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total 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 55-59, total in Afghanistan is 751, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Afghanistan peaked at 751 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 257, in 1960.
Afghanistan ranks 49th 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 55-59, total in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 257 | — |
| 1965 | 287 | +11.7% |
| 1970 | 322 | +12.2% |
| 1975 | 363 | +12.7% |
| 1980 | 381 | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 342 | -10.2% |
| 1990 | 350 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 480 | +37.1% |
| 2000 | 533 | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 653 | +22.5% |
| 2010 | 751 | +15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 272 | 257 | 287 | 2 |
| 1970s | 342.5 | 322 | 363 | 2 |
| 1980s | 361.5 | 342 | 381 | 2 |
| 1990s | 415 | 350 | 480 | 2 |
| 2000s | 593 | 533 | 653 | 2 |
| 2010s | 751 | 751 | 751 | 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 55-59, total in Afghanistan?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Afghanistan was 751 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 55-59, total recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 751 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 257 in 1960.
- How does Afghanistan rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total?
- Afghanistan ranks 49th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. 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 55-59, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 55-59, total is the total population of 55-59 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.