School age population, pre-primary education, female in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 530,275 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Afghanistan, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, female in Afghanistan is 530,275 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Afghanistan peaked at 530,275 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 162,313 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, female in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 162,313 number | — |
| 1971 | 168,468 number | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 174,620 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 180,411 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 185,358 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 189,064 number | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 194,234 number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 198,785 number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 202,120 number | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 203,497 number | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 202,483 number | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 201,106 number | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 198,380 number | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 194,811 number | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 191,029 number | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 187,368 number | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 185,723 number | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 185,242 number | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 186,660 number | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 190,701 number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 197,432 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 210,540 number | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 227,693 number | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 246,570 number | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 264,423 number | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 279,779 number | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 293,486 number | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 304,026 number | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 313,062 number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 322,775 number | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 334,457 number | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 348,427 number | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 365,601 number | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 384,006 number | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 401,190 number | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 415,040 number | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 430,887 number | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 443,634 number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 454,316 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 464,252 number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 474,553 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 484,108 number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 494,767 number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 505,321 number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 514,261 number | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 520,313 number | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 526,489 number | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 529,387 number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 530,217 number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 530,275 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 185,887 number | 162,313 number | 203,497 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 192,350 number | 185,242 number | 202,483 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 265,979 number | 197,432 number | 322,775 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 404,181 number | 334,457 number | 464,252 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 510,969 number | 474,553 number | 530,275 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 163,167 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 6 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 112.23 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 112.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Afghanistan?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Afghanistan was 530,275 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 530,275 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 162,313 number in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 60th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.