Afghanistan vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes
Afghanistan
10.32 years
in 2023
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
9.42 years
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
161st
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
159th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Afghanistan
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 10.32 years against 9.42 years in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 0.9 years.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1970 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 161st and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 159th of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.75 years | 5.45 years | 2.71 years | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 2.78 years | 6.5 years | 3.73 years | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 3.38 years | 7.01 years | 3.63 years | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 7.05 years | 7.7 years | 0.652 years | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 9.64 years | 8.48 years | 1.16 years | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 10.32 years | 9.34 years | 0.9801 years | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Afghanistan or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Afghanistan, at 10.32 years against 9.42 years in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Afghanistan and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 0.9 years, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Afghanistan ranks 161st and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 159th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (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