Afghanistan vs ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years)

Afghanistan
10.22 years
in 2023
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
9.27 years
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
31st
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank
34th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years) over time

  • Afghanistan
  • ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 10.22 years against 9.27 years in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), a difference of 0.95 years.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)'s.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 31st and ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 34th of 200 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) Difference Ahead
2000s 9.25 years 6.85 years 2.4 years Afghanistan
2010s 10.09 years 8.77 years 1.32 years Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male, Afghanistan or ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
Afghanistan, at 10.22 years against 9.27 years in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male between Afghanistan and ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
0.95 years, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
Afghanistan ranks 31st and ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 34th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,266 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release