School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 10.2 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Afghanistan, 1970–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Afghanistan stood at 10.2 years. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Afghanistan peaked at 10.2 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.76 years, in 1982.
Afghanistan ranks 153rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.41 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.53 years | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 2.6 years | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 2.66 years | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 2.79 years | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 2.79 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 2.91 years | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 3.02 years | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 3.18 years | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 1.76 years | -44.6% |
| 1986 | 2.38 years | +35.5% |
| 1990 | 2.5 years | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 6.44 years | +157.0% |
| 2004 | 7.39 years | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 8.73 years | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 9.28 years | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 10.17 years | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 10.2 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.76 years | 2.41 years | 3.18 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.07 years | 1.76 years | 2.38 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.5 years | 2.5 years | 2.5 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.52 years | 6.44 years | 8.73 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.88 years | 9.28 years | 10.2 years | 3 |
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More education data for Afghanistan
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 430,980 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.48 % change on previous year (2004)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 67,949 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 95,218 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 115,568 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.48 % change on previous year (2004)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Afghanistan?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Afghanistan was 10.2 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.76 years in 1982.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Afghanistan ranks 153rd out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.