School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.7748 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.7748 GPIA
World rank
215th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.7748 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.0824 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
42
1970–2023
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan stood at 0.7748 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan peaked at 0.7748 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0824 GPIA, in 1999.
Afghanistan ranks 215th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1682 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.1636 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1673 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.175 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1701 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1819 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1878 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1968 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.203 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2275 GPIA | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 0.234 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4952 GPIA | +111.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4649 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4746 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5314 GPIA | +12.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4925 GPIA | -7.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5185 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5362 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5323 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3381 GPIA | -36.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4822 GPIA | +42.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4902 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0824 GPIA | -83.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4512 GPIA | +447.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5569 GPIA | +23.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4298 GPIA | -22.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5808 GPIA | +35.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6215 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6136 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.638 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6605 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6829 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7165 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7239 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7048 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7004 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6844 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6833 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6812 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6715 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6741 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7748 GPIA | +14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1793 GPIA | 0.1636 GPIA | 0.203 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.4298 GPIA | 0.2275 GPIA | 0.5314 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.4102 GPIA | 0.0824 GPIA | 0.5362 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.569 GPIA | 0.4298 GPIA | 0.6605 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.6923 GPIA | 0.6715 GPIA | 0.7239 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7748 GPIA | 0.7748 GPIA | 0.7748 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 212 Somalia 0.8324 GPIA compare
- 213 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 0.8208 GPIA compare
- 214 Central African Republic 0.7866 GPIA compare
More education data for Afghanistan
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 6 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 112.23 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 112.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan was 0.7748 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7748 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0824 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Afghanistan ranks 215th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release