School age population, upper secondary education, female in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 1.35 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.35 million number
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
23rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.35 million number
in 2020
All-time low
324,256 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Afghanistan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 1.35 million number for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Afghanistan peaked at 1.35 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 324,256 number, in 1970.
Afghanistan ranks 23rd 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, upper secondary education, female in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 324,256 number | — |
| 1971 | 331,801 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 342,832 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 355,439 number | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 367,715 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 379,082 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 387,188 number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 394,343 number | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 400,216 number | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 403,761 number | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 404,335 number | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 397,242 number | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 387,536 number | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 376,949 number | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 367,114 number | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 359,295 number | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 353,277 number | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 350,664 number | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 352,983 number | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 361,843 number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 377,923 number | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 405,793 number | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 442,107 number | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 482,041 number | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 519,611 number | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 551,320 number | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 569,147 number | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 581,082 number | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 591,733 number | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 605,630 number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 625,443 number | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 658,154 number | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 694,918 number | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 733,265 number | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 769,704 number | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 801,404 number | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 814,030 number | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 826,506 number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 841,689 number | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 863,688 number | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 897,207 number | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 951,803 number | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 1.01 million number | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 1.08 million number | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 1.14 million number | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 1.19 million number | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 1.23 million number | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.26 million number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.29 million number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.32 million number | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.35 million number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 368,663 number | 324,256 number | 403,761 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 371,124 number | 350,664 number | 404,335 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 512,639 number | 377,923 number | 605,630 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 762,880 number | 625,443 number | 863,688 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 million number | 897,207 number | 1.32 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 million number | 1.35 million number | 1.35 million number | 1 |
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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, upper secondary education, female in Afghanistan?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Afghanistan was 1.35 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 324,256 number in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 23rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.5%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.