School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 1.09 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
1.09 million number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
60th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.09 million number
in 2019
All-time low
329,809 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Afghanistan, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 1.09 million number for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Afghanistan peaked at 1.09 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 329,809 number, in 1970.
Afghanistan ranks 60th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 329,809 number | — |
| 1971 | 342,385 number | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 354,972 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 366,851 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 377,058 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 384,794 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 395,482 number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 405,008 number | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 412,138 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 415,340 number | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 413,704 number | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 411,436 number | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 406,497 number | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 399,826 number | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 392,614 number | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 385,491 number | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 382,008 number | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 380,679 number | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 383,298 number | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 391,693 number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 406,185 number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 434,540 number | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 471,866 number | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 512,812 number | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 551,082 number | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 583,257 number | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 610,685 number | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 630,166 number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 645,855 number | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 663,055 number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 685,028 number | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 712,568 number | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 747,821 number | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 786,243 number | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 822,226 number | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 851,035 number | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 883,912 number | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 909,945 number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 931,484 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 951,657 number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 972,877 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 991,522 number | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.01 million number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.03 million number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.05 million number | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.06 million number | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.08 million number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.08 million number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.09 million number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.09 million number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 378,384 number | 329,809 number | 415,340 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 394,725 number | 380,679 number | 413,704 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 550,950 number | 406,185 number | 663,055 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 828,192 number | 685,028 number | 951,657 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 million number | 972,877 number | 1.09 million 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, pre-primary education, both sexes in Afghanistan?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Afghanistan was 1.09 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 329,809 number in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Afghanistan ranks 60th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.