School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.6315 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Afghanistan, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Afghanistan is 0.6315 GPI, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Afghanistan peaked at 0.6611 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1593 GPI, in 1972.
Afghanistan ranks 191st of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1666 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.1603 GPI | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1593 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1674 GPI | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1613 GPI | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1723 GPI | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1792 GPI | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1912 GPI | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1978 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2432 GPI | +23.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4806 GPI | +97.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4691 GPI | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4743 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5284 GPI | +11.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4987 GPI | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5346 GPI | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3623 GPI | -32.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4198 GPI | +15.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4665 GPI | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 0.534 GPI | +14.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3962 GPI | -25.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5363 GPI | +35.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5594 GPI | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5565 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5728 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.598 GPI | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6142 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6543 GPI | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6611 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6469 GPI | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6463 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6361 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6412 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6375 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6315 GPI | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1728 GPI | 0.1593 GPI | 0.1978 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.449 GPI | 0.2432 GPI | 0.5284 GPI | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.4458 GPI | 0.3623 GPI | 0.5346 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.5362 GPI | 0.3962 GPI | 0.598 GPI | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.641 GPI | 0.6142 GPI | 0.6611 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 188 Central African Republic 0.7597 GPI compare
- 189 Chad 0.7158 GPI compare
- 190 Guinea-Bissau 0.6353 GPI compare
- 192 Angola 0.6284 GPI compare
- 193 Somalia 0.5335 GPI 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, gender parity index in Afghanistan?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Afghanistan was 0.6315 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6611 GPI in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1593 GPI in 1972.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Afghanistan ranks 191st out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.