Official entrance age to early childhood education in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Official entrance age to early childhood education was 6 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 207 countries
All-time high
6 years
in 1997
All-time low
6 years
in 1997
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Afghanistan, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to early childhood education in Afghanistan stood at 6 years. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to early childhood education in Afghanistan peaked at 6 years in 1997 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1997.
Afghanistan ranks 1st of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6 years | — |
| 1998 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 1 Tanzania, United Republic of 6 years compare
- 3 Algeria 5 years compare
- 3 Iran, Islamic Republic of 5 years compare
- 3 Namibia 5 years compare
- 3 Philippines 5 years compare
More education data for Afghanistan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 88,020 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 343,942 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,837 (2003)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,383 (2003)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.51 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1811 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to early childhood education in Afghanistan?
- Official entrance age to early childhood education in Afghanistan was 6 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1997.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1997.
- How does Afghanistan rank for official entrance age to early childhood education?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to early childhood education rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to early childhood education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release