Afghanistan vs ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes
Afghanistan
6.74 years
in 2023
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
6.01 years
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
42nd
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank
41st
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time
- Afghanistan
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 6.74 years against 6.01 years in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), a difference of 0.73 years.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 42nd and ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 41st of 218 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.07 years | 4.65 years | 2.58 years | ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) |
| 1980s | 1.92 years | 5.14 years | 3.22 years | ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) |
| 1990s | 2.13 years | 4.86 years | 2.73 years | ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) |
| 2000s | 4.97 years | 5.42 years | 0.448 years | ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) |
| 2010s | 6.4 years | 6.02 years | 0.3847 years | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 6.74 years | 6.01 years | 0.7317 years | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, Afghanistan or ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Afghanistan, at 6.74 years against 6.01 years in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Afghanistan and ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- 0.73 years, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Afghanistan ranks 42nd and ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 41st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, 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