School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 815,517 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Afghanistan, 2002–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 815,517 number for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Afghanistan peaked at 815,517 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 435,623 number, in 2002.
That places Afghanistan 22nd out of 164 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 435,623 number | — |
| 2003 | 460,860 number | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 484,651 number | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 487,991 number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 496,089 number | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 500,996 number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 505,809 number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 514,702 number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 528,859 number | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 555,116 number | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 586,493 number | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 624,163 number | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 665,383 number | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 706,091 number | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 739,901 number | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 770,009 number | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 794,629 number | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 815,517 number | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 485,840 number | 435,623 number | 514,702 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 678,616 number | 528,859 number | 815,517 number | 10 |
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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Afghanistan?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Afghanistan was 815,517 number in 2019, 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 815,517 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 435,623 number in 2002.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 22nd out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.4%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.