School life expectancy, primary, female in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.87 years in 2023. β Volatile
School life expectancy, primary, female in Afghanistan, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary, female in Afghanistan stood at 5.87 years. 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, female in Afghanistan peaked at 5.87 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2359 years, in 1999.
Afghanistan ranks 99th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6245 years | 0.5419 years | 0.7556 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.06 years | 0.7957 years | 1.34 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.25 years | 0.2359 years | 1.87 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 4.24 years | 2.8 years | 4.86 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.21 years | 5.01 years | 5.41 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.87 years | 5.87 years | 5.87 years | 1 |
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More education data for Afghanistan
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 112.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 163,167 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.76 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Afghanistan?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Afghanistan was 5.87 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.87 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2359 years in 1999.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 99th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release