Afghanistan vs ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes
Afghanistan
6.74 years
in 2023
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
6.05 years
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
42nd
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank
38th
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time
- Afghanistan
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 6.74 years against 6.05 years in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), a difference of 0.69 years.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 42nd and ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 38th of 218 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.07 years | 3.25 years | 1.18 years | ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) |
| 1980s | 1.92 years | 3.95 years | 2.03 years | ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) |
| 1990s | 2.13 years | 3.83 years | 1.69 years | ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) |
| 2000s | 4.97 years | 5.37 years | 0.4019 years | ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) |
| 2010s | 6.4 years | 6.14 years | 0.2638 years | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 6.74 years | 6.04 years | 0.7045 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: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Afghanistan, at 6.74 years against 6.05 years in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Afghanistan and ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- 0.69 years, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Afghanistan ranks 42nd and ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 38th 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