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Part III: Statistics

The statistics in this part are concerned with the social and economic aspects as well as manpower in the workforce, educational attainment and TVET staff upgrading by CPSC.

Table 3.1 Population, Area and Sex

Year

Population (million)

Growth Rate

Urban %

Rural %

Density per sq km

1979

13.05

2.6

15

85

20

1982

14.12

2.7

n.a.

n.a.

22

1985

14.65

1.9

n.a.

n.a.

22

1987

15.22

1.9

16

84

23

1988

15.51

1.9

13

87

24

1989

15.81

1.9

13

87

24

1990

16.12

2.0

14

86

25

1991

16.43

1.9

15

85

25

Note: Area = 652,092 km2

Source:


1. UN 1992
2. Far Eastern Economic Review, 1988-91

Table 3.2 Economic Status, 1986-1990

Items

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

GDP at Constant 1978-79 price Af.bn

154.9

139.0

127.5

124.7

-

Real GDP Growth %

3.1

-10.3

-8.3

-2.2

-

Per Capita GDP constant Price (Af)

10,375

9,133

8,220

7,887

-

Consumer price Inflation %

-3.2

19.7

19.7

75.1

41.9

Export fob $mm

551.9

511.9

394.7

235.9

235.1

Import eif $mm

1,403.5

995.9

900.3

821.7

936.4

Exchange rate

50.6

50.6

50.6

50.6

50.6

Source: Economic Intelligence Unit, 1992.

Table 3.3 Expenditure on Development Plans and Programmes, FY 1984-1986

Unit: million Af

Sector

1984/85

1985/86

Total

13,229.9

13,604.6

Agriculture

1,292.1

1,191.4

Energy and Power

931.4

1,090.1

Industries

2,856.4

2,455.2

Mining

1,649.5

2,381.0

Transport and Communication

2,686.6

3,081.2

Education

853.7

845.7

Health

247.3

234.3

Others

2,712.9

2,325.7

Note: Fiscal Year ending March 21 of following year

Source: Colombo Plan Bureau, 1986.

Table 3.4 Persons in the Labour Force, 1982-1990

(in thousand)

Year

Total

Employed

Unemployed

Unemployed Rate (%)

1982

3,978

3,760

218

5.5

1983

5,299

5,095

204

3.8

1984

5,419

5,225

194

3.5

1985

5,560

5,395

165

3.0

1986

5,669

5,477

192

3.4

1987

5,778

5,583

195

3.4

1988

5,891

5,692

199

3.4

1989

6,004

5,802

202

3.4

1990

6,120

5,914

206

3.4

Source: United Nation, 1992

Table 3.5 Educational Attainment


1981

1989

Level of Education

No. of students

Students

Teachers

No. of Schools

Students

Teachers

Primary

4,018

1,040,000

37,573

b
886

726,287

b
16,414

Secondary

n.a.

123,000

6,409

n.a.

98,420

d
5,715

Technical Vocational

n.a.

a
12,410

a
1,262

n.a.

n.a.

a
1,262

Teacher Training

14

7,449

n.a.

14

n.a.

n.a.

Higher Education

n.a.

13,797

n.a.

n.a.

c
17,509

c
1,418

Note:

a) Data refer to 1980
b) Data refer to 1986

c) Data refer to 1987
d) Data refer to 1985


Source:

1. UN 1992
2. UNESCO, 1990, 1991

Table 3.6 Public Current Expenditure, 1980

Items

Percentage

Administrative

32.8

Teaching Staff

46.8

Teaching Materials

12.7

Welfare Services

6.1

Others

1.5

Total

100

Source: UNESCO, 1991

Table 3.7 Current Expenditure by Level of Education, FY 1980

Level of Education

Percentage

Pre-Primary

1.6

Primary

41.9

Secondary



General

14.3}



Vocational

4.8}

22.3


Teacher Training

3.2}


Higher Education

18.4

Others, types

4.8

Not Distributed

11.0

Total

100

Source: UNESCO, 1991

Table 3.8 Number of TVET Staff Upgrading by CPSC, 1974-1992

Course

DTVE

KIT

AgS

KIS

KAgI

MOHVoc VocEd

Poly-Tech

Others

Total

Total

8

7

1

2

5

3

1

1

28

Senior Administrator

3

2

-

-

-

1

-

-

6

Technician Educ Planning & Dev

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

3

Curriculum Design and Staff Development and Evaluation

1

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

2

Research and Evaluation

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

Educ Planning and Management

-

-

-

2

1

-

-

-

3

Trng of Tech Teacher (Modular)

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Computer-Based Instructional Materials (Graphics)

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

1

Agricultural Technology Dev

1

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

3

Promoting Industrial Dev

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

2

Agriculture Management and Effective of Farm Planning

-

1

-

-

2

-

-

-

3

Environment Education and Management

-

1

-

-

-

-

1

-

2

Source: CPSC, 1993

Table 3.9 In-Country Courses Conducted by CPSC, 1974-1992

Course Title

Duration

No. of Staff Development

Technician Institution Management

28 May - 8 June 1978

24




Kabul Tech Sch

2



Kabul University

4



Kabul Science Cat

2



Afghan Inst of Tech

7



Kabul Mechanical Sch

2



Agricultural Sch





Baghlan

2




Herat

1



Kabul Industrial Sch

2



DTVE

1



MOE

1

Management of Laboratories and Textbook

25 - 31 July 1990

30

Table 3.10 Manpower Development in Foreign Countries

Country

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

USSR





3,486

Germany




684


Saudi Arabia


214




United States





195

Czechoslovakia





188

India


153




France





192

Poland





66

Hungary





45

Pakistan

26





Others

-

3

7

43

66

Note: Manpower development of all industrial areas in the workforce, higher education level.

Source: UNESCO 1991

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