Afghanistan vs UNICEF: Africa: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes
Afghanistan
0.5427 years
in 2020
UNICEF: Africa
0.6926 years
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
165th
UNICEF: Africa rank
163rd
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time
- Afghanistan
- UNICEF: Africa
How they compare
UNICEF: Africa currently reports 0.6926 years against 0.5427 years in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.1499 years.
That makes UNICEF: Africa's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, UNICEF: Africa has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 165th and UNICEF: Africa ranks 163rd of 196 countries.
UNICEF: Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | UNICEF: Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0616 years | 0.1363 years | 0.0747 years | UNICEF: Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0987 years | 0.2214 years | 0.1227 years | UNICEF: Africa |
| 1990s | 0.1108 years | 0.2321 years | 0.1213 years | UNICEF: Africa |
| 2000s | 0.1117 years | 0.4647 years | 0.3529 years | UNICEF: Africa |
| 2010s | 0.368 years | 0.5949 years | 0.2269 years | UNICEF: Africa |
| 2020s | 0.5427 years | 0.6621 years | 0.1194 years | UNICEF: Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Afghanistan or UNICEF: Africa?
- UNICEF: Africa, at 0.6926 years against 0.5427 years in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Afghanistan and UNICEF: Africa?
- 0.1499 years, with UNICEF: Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and UNICEF: Africa?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and UNICEF: Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Afghanistan ranks 165th and UNICEF: Africa ranks 163rd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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
February 2026 Data Release