School age population, lower secondary education, female in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 1.47 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.47 million number
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
24th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.47 million number
in 2020
All-time low
362,272 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Afghanistan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Afghanistan stood at 1.47 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Afghanistan peaked at 1.47 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 362,272 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, female in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 362,272 number | — |
| 1971 | 374,593 number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 387,003 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 398,946 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 410,978 number | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 423,557 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 432,701 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 440,703 number | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 446,697 number | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 450,487 number | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 452,080 number | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 444,834 number | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 434,324 number | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 422,399 number | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 411,898 number | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 404,681 number | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 398,844 number | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 396,851 number | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 400,643 number | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 412,429 number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 432,887 number | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 463,843 number | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 503,098 number | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 545,247 number | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 584,941 number | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 619,470 number | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 641,770 number | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 657,505 number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 670,909 number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 688,189 number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 713,290 number | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 746,965 number | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 784,437 number | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 822,614 number | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 858,166 number | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 888,597 number | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 909,382 number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 934,701 number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 968,875 number | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 1.01 million number | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 1.07 million number | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 1.13 million number | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 1.18 million number | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.23 million number | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.27 million number | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.31 million number | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.34 million number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.37 million number | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.40 million number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.43 million number | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.47 million number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 412,794 number | 362,272 number | 450,487 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 417,898 number | 396,851 number | 452,080 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 580,786 number | 432,887 number | 688,189 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 864,023 number | 713,290 number | 1.01 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 million number | 1.07 million number | 1.43 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.47 million number | 1.47 million number | 1.47 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Afghanistan
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 163,167 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Afghanistan?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Afghanistan was 1.47 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 362,272 number in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 24th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.