Education Facilities in Afghanistan from OpenStreetMap

Education facilities in Afghanistan, including schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities, tagged via OpenStreetMap's `amenity` or `building` keys. The data is compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-05-12. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically better mapped than remote areas.

Use Cases

• Map school access and coverage based on facility locations.
• Plan education resource allocation based on the distribution of schools and universities.
• Analyze the spatial distribution of different education facility types (e.g., kindergartens vs. colleges).

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats (GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON).
• Source is OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Last updated on 2026-05-12 12:04:35.440062.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete.
• 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-contributed mapping via OpenStreetMap tags (`amenity`, `building`).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 12:04:35.440062.

Geography

Afghanistan