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
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
February 2026 Data Release