School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 1.83 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Afghanistan, 2002–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Afghanistan stood at 1.83 million. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Afghanistan peaked at 1.83 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 770,567, in 2002.
Afghanistan ranks 20th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 770,567 | — |
| 2003 | 830,309 | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 878,068 | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 865,524 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 921,847 | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 970,964 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 986,045 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.04 million | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 1.09 million | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 1.14 million | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 1.22 million | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 1.29 million | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 1.36 million | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 1.43 million | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 1.47 million | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.52 million | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.57 million | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.62 million | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.68 million | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.73 million | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 1.75 million | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.76 million | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.80 million | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 1.83 million | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 908,257 | 770,567 | 1.04 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.37 million | 1.09 million | 1.62 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.76 million | 1.68 million | 1.83 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.20 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.02 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0771 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.31 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.27 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.104 units per person (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Afghanistan?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Afghanistan was 1.83 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 770,567 in 2002.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- Afghanistan ranks 20th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release