School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 511,798 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
511,798 number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
23rd
of 204 countries
All-time high
511,798 number
in 2020
All-time low
130,768 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Afghanistan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Afghanistan stood at 511,798 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Afghanistan peaked at 511,798 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 130,768 number, in 1970.
Afghanistan ranks 23rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 130,768 number | — |
| 1971 | 134,235 number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 137,926 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 142,466 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 147,485 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 152,076 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 154,773 number | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 157,294 number | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 159,783 number | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 161,738 number | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 162,334 number | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 159,321 number | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 155,388 number | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 151,563 number | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 148,425 number | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 146,179 number | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 144,161 number | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 143,702 number | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 145,485 number | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 150,183 number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 157,426 number | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 167,556 number | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 180,831 number | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 195,901 number | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 210,547 number | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 222,904 number | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 230,837 number | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 236,597 number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 242,258 number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 249,637 number | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 259,254 number | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 269,968 number | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 282,145 number | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 295,113 number | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 306,990 number | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 318,215 number | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 330,359 number | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 344,394 number | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 359,208 number | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 376,352 number | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 394,522 number | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 409,071 number | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 422,421 number | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 436,124 number | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 448,505 number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 459,377 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 470,635 number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 481,701 number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 491,961 number | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 502,639 number | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 511,798 number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 147,854 number | 130,768 number | 161,738 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 150,674 number | 143,702 number | 162,334 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 209,449 number | 157,426 number | 249,637 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 314,200 number | 259,254 number | 376,352 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 451,696 number | 394,522 number | 502,639 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 511,798 number | 511,798 number | 511,798 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 school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Afghanistan?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Afghanistan was 511,798 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 511,798 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 130,768 number in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 23rd out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. 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, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.