Afghanistan vs Kenya: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Afghanistan
10.2 years
in 2018
Kenya
10.27 years
in 2009
Afghanistan rank
153rd
Kenya rank
152nd

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 10.27 years against 10.2 years in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.07 years.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 153rd and Kenya ranks 152nd of 183 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 2.76 years 6.55 years 3.79 years Kenya
2000s 8.06 years 9.75 years 1.69 years Kenya

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 Kenya?
Kenya, at 10.27 years against 10.2 years in Afghanistan as of 2009.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Afghanistan and Kenya?
0.07 years, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kenya?
10 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2009.
How do Afghanistan and Kenya rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 153rd and Kenya ranks 152nd of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.