School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender was 0.6159 GPIA in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Afghanistan, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Afghanistan stood at 0.6159 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Afghanistan peaked at 0.6447 GPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1585 GPIA, in 1972.
That places Afghanistan 179th out of 179 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 … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1656 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.1585 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.167 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1608 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1712 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1778 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1916 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1973 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.494 GPIA | +150.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5218 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3883 GPIA | -25.6% |
| 2009 | 0.587 GPIA | +51.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6447 GPIA | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6305 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6159 GPIA | -2.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.6159 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8674 GPIA, 71% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.6159 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.04 GPIA, 59% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +150.3% | 0.1973 GPIA | 0.494 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1737 GPIA | 0.1585 GPIA | 0.1973 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.494 GPIA | 0.494 GPIA | 0.494 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.499 GPIA | 0.3883 GPIA | 0.587 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.6304 GPIA | 0.6159 GPIA | 0.6447 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 88,020 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 343,942 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,837 (2003)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,383 (2003)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.51 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1811 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Afghanistan?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Afghanistan was 0.6159 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6447 GPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Afghanistan ranks 179th out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release