School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male was 859,819 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Afghanistan, 2002–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Afghanistan is 859,819 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Afghanistan peaked at 859,819 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 478,866 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, male in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 478,866 number | — |
| 2003 | 505,139 number | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 529,051 number | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 531,158 number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 537,500 number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 541,064 number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 544,639 number | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 552,617 number | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 567,226 number | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 595,566 number | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 629,153 number | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 668,508 number | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 710,365 number | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 750,237 number | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 782,157 number | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 811,144 number | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 836,521 number | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 859,819 number | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 527,504 number | 478,866 number | 552,617 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 721,070 number | 567,226 number | 859,819 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.53 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24,220 (2003)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (1986)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 430,980 (2020)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Afghanistan?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Afghanistan was 859,819 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 859,819 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 478,866 number in 2002.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 22nd out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.