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
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
February 2026 Data Release