School age population, tertiary education, male in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School age population, tertiary education, male was 1.97 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male in Afghanistan, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, male in Afghanistan is 1.97 million number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Afghanistan peaked at 1.97 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 493,345 number, in 1970.
Afghanistan ranks 27th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 493,345 number | — |
| 1971 | 503,216 number | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 515,181 number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 528,574 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 542,819 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 557,704 number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 570,967 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 583,823 number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 594,554 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 601,526 number | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 604,212 number | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 596,238 number | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 583,509 number | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 568,397 number | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 553,837 number | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 542,072 number | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 532,497 number | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 527,673 number | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 530,339 number | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 543,753 number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 569,142 number | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 614,235 number | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 673,847 number | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 740,019 number | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 803,044 number | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 857,201 number | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 888,695 number | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 907,394 number | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 920,460 number | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 937,347 number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 964,361 number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.02 million number | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 1.08 million number | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 1.15 million number | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 1.21 million number | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 1.26 million number | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 1.28 million number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.29 million number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.29 million number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.31 million number | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.33 million number | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.40 million number | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 1.47 million number | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 1.56 million number | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 1.66 million number | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 1.75 million number | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 1.97 million number | +12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 549,171 number | 493,345 number | 601,526 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 558,253 number | 527,673 number | 604,212 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 791,138 number | 569,142 number | 937,347 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 million number | 964,361 number | 1.31 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.59 million number | 1.33 million number | 1.97 million number | 7 |
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, tertiary education, male in Afghanistan?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Afghanistan was 1.97 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.97 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 493,345 number in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 27th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.1%. 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, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.