School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.7163 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.7163 GPIA
World rank
207th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.7163 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.1585 GPIA
in 1972
Years of data
36
1970–2023
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Afghanistan, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Afghanistan is 0.7163 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Afghanistan peaked at 0.7163 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1585 GPIA, in 1972.
That places Afghanistan 207th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1655 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.1594 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1585 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1666 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1607 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1713 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1781 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.19 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1963 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.24 GPIA | +22.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4729 GPIA | +97.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4584 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4619 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5148 GPIA | +11.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4874 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5175 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3453 GPIA | -33.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4001 GPIA | +15.9% |
| 1995 | 0.443 GPIA | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 0.525 GPIA | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3895 GPIA | -25.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5294 GPIA | +35.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5534 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5522 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5723 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5988 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6154 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6561 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.663 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.648 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6479 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6386 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6437 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.64 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6338 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7163 GPIA | +13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1718 GPIA | 0.1585 GPIA | 0.1963 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.4392 GPIA | 0.24 GPIA | 0.5148 GPIA | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.4265 GPIA | 0.3453 GPIA | 0.5175 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.5315 GPIA | 0.3895 GPIA | 0.5988 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.6429 GPIA | 0.6154 GPIA | 0.663 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7163 GPIA | 0.7163 GPIA | 0.7163 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 204 Somalia 0.7994 GPIA compare
- 205 Guinea 0.7842 GPIA compare
- 206 Central African Republic 0.7668 GPIA compare
- 208 Guinea-Bissau 0.6524 GPIA compare
More education data for Afghanistan
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.94 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.53 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24,220 (2003)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (1986)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Afghanistan?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Afghanistan was 0.7163 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7163 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1585 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Afghanistan ranks 207th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release