Afghanistan vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Afghanistan
10.55 years
in 2018
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
10.89 years
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
152nd
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank
151st

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
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How they compare

WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) currently reports 10.89 years against 10.55 years in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.34 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1970 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 152nd and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 151st of 186 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) Difference Ahead
1970s 2.81 years 5.73 years 2.93 years WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
1980s 2.24 years 6.92 years 4.68 years WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
1990s 2.63 years 7.4 years 4.77 years WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
2000s 7.7 years 8.36 years 0.6622 years WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
2010s 10.21 years 9.61 years 0.5965 years Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Afghanistan or WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), at 10.89 years against 10.55 years in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Afghanistan and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
0.34 years, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
18 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 152nd and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 151st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
407 places, 13,852 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release