Afghanistan vs GPE: Region 2: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female

Afghanistan
8.58 years
in 2023
GPE: Region 2
8.63 years
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
184th
GPE: Region 2 rank
181st

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • GPE: Region 2
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How they compare

GPE: Region 2 currently reports 8.63 years against 8.58 years in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.05 years.

Across all 36 years both countries report, GPE: Region 2 has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 184th and GPE: Region 2 ranks 181st of 208 countries.

GPE: Region 2 has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan GPE: Region 2 Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8003 years 3.16 years 2.36 years GPE: Region 2
1980s 1.53 years 4.97 years 3.44 years GPE: Region 2
1990s 2.12 years 4.93 years 2.82 years GPE: Region 2
2000s 5.34 years 6.41 years 1.07 years GPE: Region 2
2010s 7.51 years 7.76 years 0.2525 years GPE: Region 2
2020s 8.58 years 8.6 years 0.0238 years GPE: Region 2

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female, Afghanistan or GPE: Region 2?
GPE: Region 2, at 8.63 years against 8.58 years in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female between Afghanistan and GPE: Region 2?
0.05 years, with GPE: Region 2 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and GPE: Region 2?
36 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and GPE: Region 2 rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
Afghanistan ranks 184th and GPE: Region 2 ranks 181st of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (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 secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 15,518 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release