School age population, secondary education, female in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School age population, secondary education, female was 2.82 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.82 million number
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
25th
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.82 million number
in 2020
All-time low
686,528 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Afghanistan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 2.82 million number for school age population, secondary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Afghanistan peaked at 2.82 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 686,528 number, in 1970.
Afghanistan ranks 25th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 686,528 number | — |
| 1971 | 706,394 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 729,835 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 754,385 number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 778,693 number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 802,639 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 819,889 number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 835,046 number | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 846,913 number | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 854,248 number | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 856,415 number | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 842,076 number | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 821,860 number | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 799,348 number | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 779,012 number | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 763,976 number | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 752,121 number | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 747,515 number | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 753,626 number | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 774,272 number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 810,810 number | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 869,636 number | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 945,205 number | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 1.03 million number | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 1.10 million number | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 1.17 million number | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 1.21 million number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 1.24 million number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.26 million number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.29 million number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 1.34 million number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.41 million number | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 1.48 million number | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 1.56 million number | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 1.63 million number | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 1.69 million number | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 1.72 million number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.76 million number | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.81 million number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.88 million number | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 1.96 million number | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 2.08 million number | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 2.20 million number | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 2.31 million number | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 2.41 million number | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 2.50 million number | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 2.57 million number | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 2.63 million number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 2.69 million number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 2.75 million number | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 2.82 million number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 781,457 number | 686,528 number | 854,248 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 789,022 number | 747,515 number | 856,415 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 million number | 810,810 number | 1.29 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.63 million number | 1.34 million number | 1.88 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.41 million number | 1.96 million number | 2.75 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.82 million number | 2.82 million number | 2.82 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Afghanistan?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Afghanistan was 2.82 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.82 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 686,528 number in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.