Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 10,383 number in 2003. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2003)
10,383 number
World rank
147th
of 196 countries
All-time high
10,383 number
in 2003
All-time low
451 number
in 1970
Years of data
11
1970–2003

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Afghanistan, 1970–2003

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1970198620031970: 451 number1975: 919 number1977: 1.6k number1980: 2.0k number1981: 2.2k number1982: 2.1k number1984: 5.7k number1985: 7.5k number1986: 9.6k number1988: 9.6k number2003: 10.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Afghanistan is 10,383 number, measured in 2003. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Afghanistan peaked at 10,383 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 451 number, in 1970.

Afghanistan ranks 147th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) in Afghanistan, 1970 to 2003.
Year number Change
1970 451 number
1975 919 number +103.8%
1977 1,637 number +78.1%
1980 2,010 number +22.8%
1981 2,196 number +9.3%
1982 2,116 number -3.6%
1984 5,722 number +170.4%
1985 7,545 number +31.9%
1986 9,646 number +27.8%
1988 9,601 number -0.5%
2003 10,383 number +8.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,002 number 451 number 1,637 number 3
1980s 5,548 number 2,010 number 9,646 number 7
2000s 10,383 number 10,383 number 10,383 number 1

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 144 Cape Verde 11,590 number compare
  2. 145 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10,941 number
  3. 146 Libya 10,692 number compare
  4. 148 Suriname 9,856 number compare
  5. 149 Maldives 9,582 number compare
  6. 150 Macao 8,921 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Afghanistan?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Afghanistan was 10,383 number in 2003, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 10,383 number in 2003.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 451 number in 1970.
How does Afghanistan rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
Afghanistan ranks 147th out of 196 countries with data for 2003.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,204 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.