School age population, upper secondary education, male in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 1.43 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.43 million number
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
23rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.43 million number
in 2020
All-time low
336,565 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Afghanistan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, male in Afghanistan is 1.43 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Afghanistan peaked at 1.43 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 336,565 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, male in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 336,565 number | — |
| 1971 | 345,592 number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 356,205 number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 368,026 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 380,122 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 391,848 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 400,603 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 408,744 number | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 415,697 number | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 420,244 number | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 421,768 number | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 415,354 number | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 406,525 number | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 396,974 number | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 388,247 number | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 381,561 number | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 375,614 number | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 372,962 number | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 375,747 number | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 386,340 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 405,757 number | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 438,321 number | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 481,415 number | +9.8% |
| 1993 | 528,980 number | +9.9% |
| 1994 | 573,386 number | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 610,019 number | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 630,773 number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 643,272 number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 653,492 number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 667,745 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 689,556 number | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 722,618 number | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 760,656 number | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 800,222 number | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 836,140 number | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 864,653 number | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 875,135 number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 884,718 number | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 897,530 number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 919,210 number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 954,750 number | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.01 million number | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 1.07 million number | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 1.14 million number | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 1.20 million number | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 1.25 million number | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 1.29 million number | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.33 million number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.36 million number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.39 million number | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.43 million number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 382,365 number | 336,565 number | 420,244 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 392,109 number | 372,962 number | 421,768 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 563,316 number | 405,757 number | 667,745 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 825,044 number | 689,556 number | 919,210 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.20 million number | 954,750 number | 1.39 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.43 million number | 1.43 million number | 1.43 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, upper secondary education, male in Afghanistan?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Afghanistan was 1.43 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 336,565 number in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 23rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.