School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 532,975 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
532,975 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
23rd
of 204 countries
All-time high
532,975 number
in 2020
All-time low
134,928 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Afghanistan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Afghanistan stood at 532,975 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Afghanistan peaked at 532,975 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 134,928 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, male in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 134,928 number | — |
| 1971 | 138,519 number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 142,501 number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 147,296 number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 152,587 number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 157,496 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 160,416 number | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 163,207 number | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 166,007 number | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 168,284 number | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 169,218 number | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 166,618 number | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 163,162 number | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 159,804 number | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 157,080 number | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 155,206 number | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 153,245 number | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 152,770 number | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 154,684 number | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 159,974 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 168,377 number | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 180,365 number | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 196,139 number | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 213,859 number | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 230,645 number | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 244,446 number | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 253,543 number | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 259,548 number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 264,855 number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 272,024 number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 281,578 number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 290,947 number | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 302,103 number | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 314,420 number | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 325,439 number | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 335,600 number | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 348,365 number | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 362,609 number | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 377,197 number | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 394,054 number | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 412,692 number | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 427,622 number | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 442,401 number | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 457,721 number | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 471,793 number | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 483,581 number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 495,386 number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 505,867 number | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 515,311 number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 524,732 number | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 532,975 number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 153,124 number | 134,928 number | 168,284 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 159,176 number | 152,770 number | 169,218 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 228,380 number | 168,377 number | 272,024 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 333,231 number | 281,578 number | 394,054 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 473,711 number | 412,692 number | 524,732 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 532,975 number | 532,975 number | 532,975 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, male in Afghanistan?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Afghanistan was 532,975 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 532,975 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 134,928 number in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 23rd out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.