School age population, early childhood education, male in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School age population, early childhood education, male was 641,310 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, male in Afghanistan, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 641,310 for school age population, early childhood education, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Afghanistan peaked at 641,310 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 305,638, in 1997.
That places Afghanistan 66th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, male in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 305,638 | — |
| 1998 | 321,832 | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 339,565 | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 356,880 | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 355,629 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 366,641 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 396,575 | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 415,709 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 424,648 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 444,037 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 458,380 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 455,831 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 471,214 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 478,267 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 483,631 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 498,728 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 507,771 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 515,855 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 534,636 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 542,387 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 553,987 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 568,008 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 581,031 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 595,414 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 611,001 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 614,881 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 617,869 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 629,980 | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 641,310 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 322,345 | 305,638 | 339,565 | 3 |
| 2000s | 414,554 | 355,629 | 471,214 | 10 |
| 2010s | 526,430 | 478,267 | 581,031 | 10 |
| 2020s | 618,409 | 595,414 | 641,310 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Afghanistan?
- School age population, early childhood education, male in Afghanistan was 641,310 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 641,310 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 305,638 in 1997.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 66th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release