Afghanistan vs UNICEF: Western Europe: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male

Afghanistan
10.22 years
in 2023
UNICEF: Western Europe
9.34 years
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
31st
UNICEF: Western Europe rank
32nd

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

  • Afghanistan
  • UNICEF: Western Europe
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 10.22 years against 9.34 years in UNICEF: Western Europe, a difference of 0.88 years.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Western Europe's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2003 it was UNICEF: Western Europe ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 31st and UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 32nd of 200 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and UNICEF: Western Europe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan UNICEF: Western Europe Difference Ahead
2000s 9.25 years 9.53 years 0.2785 years UNICEF: Western Europe
2010s 10.09 years 9.44 years 0.6471 years Afghanistan
2020s 10.22 years 9.34 years 0.8837 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 UNICEF: Western Europe?
Afghanistan, at 10.22 years against 9.34 years in UNICEF: Western Europe as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male between Afghanistan and UNICEF: Western Europe?
0.88 years, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and UNICEF: Western Europe?
18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and UNICEF: Western Europe rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
Afghanistan ranks 31st and UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 32nd 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