Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 528,140 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Afghanistan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Afghanistan stood at 528,140 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Afghanistan peaked at 528,140 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 155,435 number, in 1970.
That places Afghanistan 23rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 155,435 number | — |
| 1971 | 161,262 number | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 167,098 number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 172,658 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 177,533 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 181,289 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 186,129 number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 190,388 number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 193,553 number | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 194,966 number | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 194,166 number | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 192,517 number | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 189,666 number | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 186,142 number | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 182,588 number | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 179,329 number | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 177,866 number | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 177,499 number | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 178,982 number | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 183,055 number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 189,728 number | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 202,374 number | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 218,791 number | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 236,781 number | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 253,741 number | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 268,188 number | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 280,951 number | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 290,716 number | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 299,148 number | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 308,392 number | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 319,637 number | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 332,430 number | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 348,754 number | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 366,681 number | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 383,840 number | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 398,486 number | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 415,136 number | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 428,689 number | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 440,252 number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 451,218 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 462,329 number | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 472,298 number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 483,579 number | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 494,979 number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 505,002 number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 512,588 number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 520,745 number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 525,122 number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 526,976 number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 527,653 number | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 528,140 number | +0.1% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 528,140 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 253,089 number, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 528,140 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98,826 number, 5.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 178,031 number | 155,435 number | 194,966 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 184,181 number | 177,499 number | 194,166 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 254,881 number | 189,728 number | 308,392 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 388,512 number | 319,637 number | 451,218 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 503,127 number | 462,329 number | 527,653 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 528,140 number | 528,140 number | 528,140 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Afghanistan?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Afghanistan was 528,140 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 528,140 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 155,435 number in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 23rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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 of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.