Afghanistan vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
Afghanistan
12.98 years
in 2018
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
13 years
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
101st
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank
98th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- Afghanistan
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
How they compare
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa currently reports 13 years against 12.98 years in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1970 it was UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 101st and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 98th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.78 years | 9.41 years | 4.63 years | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 1980s | 3.25 years | 10.67 years | 7.42 years | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 2000s | 10.19 years | 11.46 years | 1.27 years | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 2010s | 12.46 years | 12.22 years | 0.2365 years | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Afghanistan or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, at 13 years against 12.98 years in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Afghanistan and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- 0.02 years, with UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Afghanistan and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 101st and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 98th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (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