Afghanistan vs Somalia: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index
Afghanistan
0.7748 GPIA
in 2023
Somalia
0.8324 GPIA
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
215th
Somalia rank
212th
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.8324 GPIA against 0.7748 GPIA in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0576 GPIA.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Somalia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 215th and Somalia ranks 212th of 215 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1805 GPIA | 0.4428 GPIA | 0.2622 GPIA | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.4046 GPIA | 0.5499 GPIA | 0.1453 GPIA | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.6136 GPIA | 0.5655 GPIA | 0.0481 GPIA | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.7748 GPIA | 0.8324 GPIA | 0.0576 GPIA | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index, Afghanistan or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.8324 GPIA against 0.7748 GPIA in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index between Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 0.0576 GPIA, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Afghanistan ranks 215th and Somalia ranks 212th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release