Afghanistan vs UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male

Afghanistan
10.22 years
in 2023
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
9.41 years
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
31st
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank
29th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 10.22 years against 9.41 years in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 0.81 years.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 31st and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 29th of 200 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean Difference Ahead
2000s 9.25 years 7.93 years 1.32 years Afghanistan
2010s 10.09 years 9.36 years 0.7355 years Afghanistan
2020s 10.22 years 9.41 years 0.8098 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 UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
Afghanistan, at 10.22 years against 9.41 years in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male between Afghanistan and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
0.81 years, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
Afghanistan ranks 31st and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 29th 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