School age population, pre-primary education, female in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 530,275 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
530,275 number
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
60th
of 206 countries
All-time high
530,275 number
in 2019
All-time low
162,313 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, pre-primary education, female in Afghanistan, 1970–2019

200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k197019942019

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

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) in Afghanistan, 1970 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 57 Kazakhstan 583,844 number compare
  2. 58 Guinea 560,432 number compare
  3. 59 Nepal 543,316 number compare
  4. 61 Cambodia 520,973 number compare
  5. 62 Syrian Arab Republic 517,421 number compare
  6. 63 Rwanda 508,176 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.