Population, age 21, female in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Population, age 21, female was 329,316 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 21, female in Afghanistan, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 329,316 for population, age 21, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 21, female in Afghanistan peaked at 329,316 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 109,362, in 1990.
Afghanistan ranks 35th 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 | 147,128 | 109,362 | 173,562 | 10 |
| 2000s | 217,427 | 178,308 | 262,587 | 10 |
| 2010s | 298,195 | 273,637 | 329,316 | 5 |
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More education data for Afghanistan
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 112.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 163,167 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.76 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 21, female in Afghanistan?
- Population, age 21, female in Afghanistan was 329,316 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 21, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 329,316 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 21, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 109,362 in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank for population, age 21, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 35th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 21, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.3%. 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 21, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.