School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 3.01 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
3.01 million number
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
24th
of 205 countries
All-time high
3.01 million number
in 2020
All-time low
737,784 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Afghanistan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Afghanistan is 3.01 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Afghanistan peaked at 3.01 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 737,784 number, in 1970.
Afghanistan ranks 24th of 205 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 737,784 number | — |
| 1971 | 761,846 number | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 786,585 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 810,950 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 835,904 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 862,128 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 881,163 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 897,998 number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 910,886 number | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 919,396 number | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 923,499 number | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 909,944 number | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 890,139 number | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 867,620 number | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 847,870 number | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 834,559 number | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 822,971 number | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 818,964 number | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 827,053 number | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 852,442 number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 896,879 number | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 964,265 number | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 1.05 million number | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 1.14 million number | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 1.23 million number | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 1.30 million number | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 1.35 million number | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 1.38 million number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 1.41 million number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.44 million number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 1.49 million number | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 1.56 million number | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 1.63 million number | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 1.71 million number | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 1.78 million number | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.83 million number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.87 million number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.92 million number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 1.99 million number | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 2.08 million number | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 2.19 million number | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 2.31 million number | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 2.42 million number | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 2.52 million number | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.61 million number | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 2.69 million number | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 2.75 million number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 2.82 million number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.88 million number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 2.94 million number | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 3.01 million number | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 840,464 number | 737,784 number | 919,396 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 859,506 number | 818,964 number | 923,499 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 million number | 896,879 number | 1.44 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.79 million number | 1.49 million number | 2.08 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.61 million number | 2.19 million number | 2.94 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.01 million number | 3.01 million number | 3.01 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.43 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.67 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 163,167 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.94 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.53 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24,220 (2003)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (1986)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Afghanistan?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Afghanistan was 3.01 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.01 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 737,784 number in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Afghanistan ranks 24th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.