Enrolment in secondary education, female in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Enrolment in secondary education, female was 1.08 million number in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Afghanistan, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, female in Afghanistan is 1.08 million number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 163.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in Afghanistan peaked at 1.08 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 number, in 2001.
That places Afghanistan 46th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15,253 number | — |
| 1971 | 16,554 number | +8.5% |
| 1972 | 17,340 number | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 19,987 number | +15.3% |
| 1974 | 20,442 number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 22,281 number | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 26,173 number | +17.5% |
| 1977 | 31,821 number | +21.6% |
| 1978 | 35,140 number | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 66,025 number | +87.9% |
| 1982 | 53,193 number | -19.4% |
| 1984 | 60,045 number | +12.9% |
| 1985 | 61,833 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 59,843 number | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 64,807 number | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 90,663 number | +39.9% |
| 1993 | 85,692 number | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 101,282 number | +18.2% |
| 1995 | 130,136 number | +28.5% |
| 2001 | 0 number | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 99,473 number | — |
| 2004 | 96,740 number | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 152,216 number | +57.3% |
| 2006 | 255,763 number | +68.0% |
| 2007 | 269,937 number | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 407,989 number | +51.1% |
| 2009 | 536,484 number | +31.5% |
| 2010 | 654,307 number | +22.0% |
| 2011 | 761,119 number | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 836,627 number | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 874,199 number | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 901,106 number | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 919,905 number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 958,985 number | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 1.02 million number | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 1.08 million number | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22,777 number | 15,253 number | 35,140 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 60,958 number | 53,193 number | 66,025 number | 6 |
| 1990s | 101,943 number | 85,692 number | 130,136 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 227,325 number | 0 number | 536,484 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 888,688 number | 654,307 number | 1.08 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.53 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24,220 (2003)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (1986)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 430,980 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.48 % change on previous year (2004)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 67,949 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 95,218 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 115,568 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.48 % change on previous year (2004)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in Afghanistan?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in Afghanistan was 1.08 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 number in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 46th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 163.8%. 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 secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.