School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender was 0.5529 GPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
0.5529 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
104th
of 123 countries
All-time high
0.7832 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.4266 GPIA
in 2011
Years of data
9
2008–2018
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Afghanistan, 2008–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Afghanistan stood at 0.5529 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Afghanistan peaked at 0.7832 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4266 GPIA, in 2011.
Afghanistan ranks 104th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.6046 GPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.4315 GPIA | -28.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4558 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4266 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7643 GPIA | +79.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7832 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7081 GPIA | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5424 GPIA | -23.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5529 GPIA | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.518 GPIA | 0.4315 GPIA | 0.6046 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6048 GPIA | 0.4266 GPIA | 0.7832 GPIA | 7 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 101 Netherlands 0.5878 GPIA compare
- 102 Madagascar 0.5765 GPIA compare
- 103 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.556 GPIA compare
- 105 Belarus 0.5528 GPIA compare
- 106 Saudi Arabia 0.5395 GPIA compare
- 107 Bangladesh 0.5249 GPIA compare
More education data for Afghanistan
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 163,167 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Afghanistan?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Afghanistan was 0.5529 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7832 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4266 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- Afghanistan ranks 104th out of 123 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release