School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 7.38 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Afghanistan, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Afghanistan stood at 7.38 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Afghanistan peaked at 7.48 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6686 years, in 1970.
That places Afghanistan 179th out of 193 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6686 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.6771 years | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6937 years | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.7373 years | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 0.75 years | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.7938 years | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8557 years | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 0.937 years | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 1.01 years | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 1.55 years | +54.2% |
| 1982 | 1.08 years | -30.6% |
| 1984 | 1.3 years | +20.9% |
| 1985 | 1.41 years | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 1.56 years | +10.3% |
| 1988 | 1.81 years | +15.9% |
| 1991 | 1.78 years | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.41 years | -20.8% |
| 1994 | 2.14 years | +51.9% |
| 1995 | 2.39 years | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 4.39 years | +83.8% |
| 2004 | 4.11 years | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 4.85 years | +17.9% |
| 2006 | 5.55 years | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 5.54 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 6.03 years | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 6.31 years | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 6.84 years | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 7.05 years | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 7.47 years | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 7.48 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 7.47 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 7.24 years | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 7.2 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 7.25 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 7.38 years | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7911 years | 0.6686 years | 1.01 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.45 years | 1.08 years | 1.81 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.93 years | 1.41 years | 2.39 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.25 years | 4.11 years | 6.31 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.26 years | 6.84 years | 7.48 years | 9 |
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More education data for Afghanistan
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 6 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Afghanistan?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Afghanistan was 7.38 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.48 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6686 years in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 179th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.