School age population, secondary education, male in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School age population, secondary education, male was 2.97 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.97 million number
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
25th
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.97 million number
in 2020
All-time low
712,077 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in Afghanistan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, male in Afghanistan stood at 2.97 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Afghanistan peaked at 2.97 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 712,077 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, male in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 712,077 number | — |
| 1971 | 732,845 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 755,787 number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 780,030 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 805,048 number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 830,419 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 849,065 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 866,039 number | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 879,886 number | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 889,153 number | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 893,187 number | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 880,464 number | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 862,340 number | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 842,195 number | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 824,219 number | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 811,439 number | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 799,741 number | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 795,075 number | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 802,157 number | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 826,353 number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 869,749 number | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 938,743 number | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 1.03 million number | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 1.13 million number | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 1.22 million number | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 1.29 million number | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 1.34 million number | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 1.37 million number | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.39 million number | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.42 million number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.47 million number | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 1.54 million number | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 1.61 million number | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 1.69 million number | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 1.75 million number | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.81 million number | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.84 million number | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.87 million number | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.92 million number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.99 million number | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 2.08 million number | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 2.19 million number | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 2.31 million number | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 2.43 million number | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 2.54 million number | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 2.63 million number | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 2.71 million number | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 2.77 million number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 2.84 million number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 2.90 million number | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 2.97 million number | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 810,035 number | 712,077 number | 889,153 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 833,717 number | 795,075 number | 893,187 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.20 million number | 869,749 number | 1.42 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.75 million number | 1.47 million number | 1.99 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.54 million number | 2.08 million number | 2.90 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.97 million number | 2.97 million number | 2.97 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 315,412 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 5.48 % change on previous year (2004)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Afghanistan?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Afghanistan was 2.97 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.97 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 712,077 number in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.