Afghanistan vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female

Afghanistan
8.58 years
in 2023
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
8.6 years
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
184th
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
183rd

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
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How they compare

UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa currently reports 8.6 years against 8.58 years in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.02 years.

Across all 35 years both countries report, UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 184th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 183rd of 208 countries.

UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8003 years 4.51 years 3.71 years UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
1980s 1.53 years 5.68 years 4.15 years UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
1990s 2.12 years 5.78 years 3.66 years UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
2000s 5.34 years 7.8 years 2.46 years UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
2010s 7.51 years 8.63 years 1.12 years UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female, Afghanistan or UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, at 8.6 years against 8.58 years in Afghanistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female between Afghanistan and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
0.02 years, with UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
Afghanistan ranks 184th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 183rd 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