School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted was 0.7862 GPIA in 2003. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan, 1970–2003
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.7862 GPIA for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2003. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan peaked at 1.17 GPIA in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.7862 GPIA, in 2003.
That places Afghanistan 201st out of 205 countries with data for 2003, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8763 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.9728 GPIA | +11.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8045 GPIA | -17.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8442 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8187 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8362 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8485 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8281 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 1.17 GPIA | +40.8% |
| 1988 | 0.9923 GPIA | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7862 GPIA | -20.8% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.7862 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.03 GPIA, 77% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.7862 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 GPIA, 78% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8845 GPIA | 0.8045 GPIA | 0.9728 GPIA | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.9049 GPIA | 0.8187 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.7862 GPIA | 0.7862 GPIA | 0.7862 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 88,020 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 343,942 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,837 (2003)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,383 (2003)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.51 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1811 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan was 0.7862 GPIA in 2003, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 GPIA in 1986.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7862 GPIA in 2003.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Afghanistan ranks 201st out of 205 countries with data for 2003.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release