School life expectancy, primary, male in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School life expectancy, primary, male was 7.58 years in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in Afghanistan, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in Afghanistan is 7.58 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Afghanistan peaked at 8.77 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.61 years, in 1982.
That places Afghanistan 15th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.47 years | 3.22 years | 3.72 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.74 years | 1.61 years | 4.76 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 3.03 years | 2.41 years | 3.81 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.46 years | 6.2 years | 8.77 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.53 years | 7.07 years | 7.78 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.58 years | 7.58 years | 7.58 years | 1 |
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More education data for Afghanistan
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 112.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Afghanistan?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Afghanistan was 7.58 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.77 years in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.61 years in 1982.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 15th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release