Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 554,847 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Afghanistan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 554,847 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Afghanistan peaked at 554,847 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 160,428 number, in 1970.
Afghanistan ranks 23rd of 206 countries on this measure, 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, male in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 160,428 number | — |
| 1971 | 166,496 number | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 172,593 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 178,434 number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 183,614 number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 187,691 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 192,843 number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 197,499 number | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 201,107 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 202,967 number | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 202,574 number | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 201,403 number | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 199,068 number | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 196,033 number | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 192,869 number | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 189,876 number | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 188,289 number | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 187,624 number | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 188,943 number | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 193,357 number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 201,049 number | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 215,727 number | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 235,085 number | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 256,235 number | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 275,788 number | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 291,834 number | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 305,001 number | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 313,482 number | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 319,744 number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 326,852 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 336,569 number | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 348,535 number | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 365,325 number | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 384,449 number | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 402,858 number | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 418,387 number | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 436,009 number | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 450,073 number | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 461,916 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 473,363 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 485,430 number | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 495,429 number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 506,753 number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 518,145 number | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 527,943 number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 535,035 number | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 543,631 number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 548,819 number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 551,656 number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 553,372 number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 554,847 number | +0.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 554,847 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 255,031 number, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 554,847 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 104,917 number, 5.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 184,367 number | 160,428 number | 202,967 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 194,004 number | 187,624 number | 202,574 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 274,080 number | 201,049 number | 326,852 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 407,748 number | 336,569 number | 473,363 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 526,621 number | 485,430 number | 553,372 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 554,847 number | 554,847 number | 554,847 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, male in Afghanistan?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Afghanistan was 554,847 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 554,847 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 160,428 number in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 23rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.