Afghanistan vs ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): School life expectancy, primary, male

Afghanistan
7.58 years
in 2023
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
6.64 years
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
17th
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank
17th

School life expectancy, primary, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 7.58 years against 6.64 years in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), a difference of 0.94 years.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 17th and ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 17th of 215 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) Difference Ahead
1970s 3.47 years 5.4 years 1.92 years ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
1980s 2.74 years 5.62 years 2.88 years ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
1990s 3.03 years 5.76 years 2.73 years ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
2000s 7.46 years 5.02 years 2.43 years Afghanistan
2010s 7.53 years 6.52 years 1.01 years Afghanistan
2020s 7.58 years 6.65 years 0.9262 years Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, Afghanistan or ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
Afghanistan, at 7.58 years against 6.64 years in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Afghanistan and ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
0.94 years, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
Afghanistan ranks 17th and ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 17th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, male (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, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
436 places, 17,327 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release