Afghanistan vs Pakistan: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes

Afghanistan
0.4843 years
in 2018
Pakistan
0.4479 years
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
153rd
Pakistan rank
155th

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.4843 years against 0.4479 years in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0364 years.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Pakistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 153rd and Pakistan ranks 155th of 183 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0641 years 0.1085 years 0.0444 years Pakistan
1980s 0.0966 years 0.1488 years 0.0523 years Pakistan
1990s 0.1106 years 0.154 years 0.0435 years Pakistan
2000s 0.1029 years 0.2148 years 0.1119 years Pakistan
2010s 0.359 years 0.4486 years 0.0896 years Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Afghanistan or Pakistan?
Afghanistan, at 0.4843 years against 0.4479 years in Pakistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Afghanistan and Pakistan?
0.0364 years, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Pakistan?
18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Pakistan rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 153rd and Pakistan ranks 155th of 183 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,799 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.