School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 9.05 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Afghanistan, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Afghanistan is 9.05 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Afghanistan peaked at 9.05 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.77 years, in 2001.
Afghanistan ranks 89th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.77 years | — |
| 2003 | 6.28 years | +255.3% |
| 2004 | 7.09 years | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 6.77 years | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 7.34 years | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 7.33 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 7.88 years | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 7.81 years | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 8.25 years | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 8.05 years | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 8.35 years | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 8.46 years | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 8.58 years | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 8.36 years | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 8.4 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 8.48 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 8.64 years | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 8.76 years | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 9.05 years | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.53 years | 1.77 years | 7.88 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.43 years | 8.05 years | 8.76 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.05 years | 9.05 years | 9.05 years | 1 |
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More education data for Afghanistan
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.20 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.02 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0771 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.31 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.27 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.104 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.43 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.67 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 163,167 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Afghanistan?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Afghanistan was 9.05 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 9.05 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.77 years in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Afghanistan ranks 89th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release