Education Facilities of Afghanistan from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data on schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities in Afghanistan, tagged via `amenity` or `building` keys. The dataset is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-06-24. Coverage reflects where volunteer mappers have been active, with urban areas typically better represented than remote regions.

Use Cases

• Map school access for demographic analysis based on facility locations.
• Plan education resource allocation based on the distribution of schools and universities.
• Cross-reference facility data with local field knowledge for critical decision-making.

Strengths

• Includes multiple education facility types: schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats: GEOPACKAGE, SHP, KML, and GEOJSON.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.

Limitations

• Coverage is uneven, with urban areas well-represented and remote areas likely sparse.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform, tagged with `amenity` or `building` keys.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-24 09:29:57.613735.

Geography

Afghanistan