Afghanistan vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, secondary, female

Afghanistan
2.71 years
in 2023
WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2.71 years
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
191st
WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank
192nd

School life expectancy, secondary, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 2.71 years against 2.71 years in Afghanistan, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1970 it was WB: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 191st and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 192nd of 213 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and WB: Sub-saharan Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan WB: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1758 years 0.6997 years 0.5239 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 0.4841 years 1.08 years 0.5941 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 0.631 years 1.28 years 0.6535 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 0.8971 years 1.71 years 0.8138 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 2.3 years 2.35 years 0.0504 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 2.71 years 2.71 years 0.0039 years Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, female, Afghanistan or WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa, at 2.71 years against 2.71 years in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, female between Afghanistan and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
0 years, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
Afghanistan ranks 191st and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 192nd of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, female (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, secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,675 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release