School age population, lower secondary education, male in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 1.54 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.54 million number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
24th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.54 million number
in 2020
All-time low
375,512 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Afghanistan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 1.54 million number for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Afghanistan peaked at 1.54 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 375,512 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, male in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 375,512 number | — |
| 1971 | 387,253 number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 399,582 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 412,004 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 424,926 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 438,571 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 448,462 number | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 457,295 number | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 464,189 number | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 468,909 number | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 471,419 number | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 465,110 number | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 455,815 number | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 445,221 number | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 435,972 number | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 429,878 number | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 424,127 number | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 422,113 number | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 426,410 number | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 440,013 number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 463,992 number | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 500,422 number | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 547,246 number | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 597,328 number | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 643,499 number | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 682,163 number | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 707,220 number | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 723,448 number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 736,422 number | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 753,774 number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 780,317 number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 812,841 number | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 849,682 number | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 886,377 number | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 918,863 number | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 944,619 number | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 964,752 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 989,247 number | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.02 million number | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.07 million number | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 1.12 million number | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 1.18 million number | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 1.24 million number | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 1.29 million number | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 1.34 million number | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 1.38 million number | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.41 million number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.45 million number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.48 million number | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.51 million number | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.54 million number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 427,670 number | 375,512 number | 468,909 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 441,608 number | 422,113 number | 471,419 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 635,551 number | 463,992 number | 753,774 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 923,700 number | 780,317 number | 1.07 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 million number | 1.12 million number | 1.51 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.54 million number | 1.54 million number | 1.54 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.48 % change on previous year (2004)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 67,949 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 95,218 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 115,568 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.48 % change on previous year (2004)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 315,412 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 5.48 % change on previous year (2004)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Afghanistan?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Afghanistan was 1.54 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 375,512 number in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 24th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.