Population, age 11, total in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Population, age 11, total was 929,949 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 11, total in Afghanistan, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 11, total in Afghanistan is 929,949, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 11, total in Afghanistan peaked at 929,949 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 323,553, in 1990.
Afghanistan ranks 24th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 443,191 | 323,553 | 529,872 | 10 |
| 2000s | 663,239 | 545,527 | 792,198 | 10 |
| 2010s | 868,381 | 818,715 | 929,949 | 5 |
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More education data for Afghanistan
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 112.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 163,167 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.76 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 11, total in Afghanistan?
- Population, age 11, total in Afghanistan was 929,949 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 11, total recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 929,949 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 11, total recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 323,553 in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank for population, age 11, total?
- Afghanistan ranks 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 11, total rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 11, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.