School age population, pre-primary education, male in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 557,205 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Afghanistan, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, male in Afghanistan is 557,205 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Afghanistan peaked at 557,205 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 167,496 number, in 1970.
Afghanistan ranks 59th 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, male in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 167,496 number | — |
| 1971 | 173,917 number | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 180,352 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 186,440 number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 191,700 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 195,730 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 201,248 number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 206,223 number | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 210,018 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 211,843 number | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 211,221 number | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 210,330 number | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 208,117 number | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 205,015 number | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 201,585 number | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 198,123 number | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 196,285 number | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 195,437 number | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 196,638 number | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 200,992 number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 208,753 number | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 224,000 number | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 244,173 number | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 266,242 number | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 286,659 number | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 303,478 number | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 317,199 number | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 326,140 number | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 332,793 number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 340,280 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 350,571 number | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 364,141 number | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 382,220 number | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 402,237 number | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 421,036 number | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 435,995 number | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 453,025 number | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 466,311 number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 477,168 number | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 487,405 number | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 498,324 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 507,414 number | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 517,823 number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 528,255 number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 537,005 number | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 542,903 number | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 550,026 number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 554,064 number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 556,057 number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 557,205 number | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 192,497 number | 167,496 number | 211,843 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 202,374 number | 195,437 number | 211,221 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 284,972 number | 208,753 number | 340,280 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 424,011 number | 350,571 number | 487,405 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 534,908 number | 498,324 number | 557,205 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in Afghanistan?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Afghanistan was 557,205 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 557,205 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 167,496 number in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 59th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.