Afghanistan vs Somalia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity
Afghanistan
0.7163 GPIA
in 2023
Somalia
0.7994 GPIA
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
207th
Somalia rank
204th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.7994 GPIA against 0.7163 GPIA in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0831 GPIA.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Somalia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 207th and Somalia ranks 204th of 208 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 | 0.1728 GPIA | 0.4123 GPIA | 0.2395 GPIA | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.4296 GPIA | 0.5427 GPIA | 0.1131 GPIA | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.5522 GPIA | 0.5453 GPIA | 0.0069 GPIA | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.7163 GPIA | 0.7994 GPIA | 0.0831 GPIA | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity, Afghanistan or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.7994 GPIA against 0.7163 GPIA in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity between Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 0.0831 GPIA, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Afghanistan ranks 207th and Somalia ranks 204th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, 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