School age population, post-secondary … non-tertiary female in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School age population, post-secondary … non-tertiary female was 890,936 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Afghanistan, 2002–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Afghanistan is 890,936, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Afghanistan peaked at 890,936 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 377,670, 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 female in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 377,670 | — |
| 2003 | 407,043 | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 430,414 | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 424,328 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 451,668 | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 475,615 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 483,071 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 510,828 | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 534,461 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 558,998 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 597,425 | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 631,272 | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 663,423 | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 698,241 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 720,810 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 744,895 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 768,967 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 793,553 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 819,142 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 846,000 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 856,706 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 861,688 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 876,616 | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 890,936 | +1.6% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 890,936 is above the median for low income countries, which is 269,338, 3.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 890,936 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 161,842, 5.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 445,080 | 377,670 | 510,828 | 8 |
| 2010s | 671,204 | 534,461 | 793,553 | 10 |
| 2020s | 858,515 | 819,142 | 890,936 | 6 |
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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Afghanistan?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Afghanistan was 890,936 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 890,936 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 377,670 in 2002.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 20th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release