School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.6144 GPI in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
0.6144 GPI
World rank
175th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.6436 GPI
in 2011
All-time low
0.1592 GPI
in 1972
Years of data
15
1970–2018

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Afghanistan, 1970–2018

0.20.30.40.50.61970199420181970: 0.167 GPI1972: 0.159 GPI1973: 0.168 GPI1974: 0.161 GPI1975: 0.172 GPI1976: 0.179 GPI1977: 0.193 GPI1978: 0.199 GPI1986: 0.508 GPI2003: 0.531 GPI2004: 0.395 GPI2009: 0.587 GPI2011: 0.644 GPI2014: 0.63 GPI2018: 0.614 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Afghanistan is 0.6144 GPI, measured in 2018.

The figure is up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Afghanistan peaked at 0.6436 GPI in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1592 GPI, in 1972.

Afghanistan ranks 175th of 175 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, gender parity index in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Afghanistan, 1970 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1970 0.1665 GPI
1972 0.1592 GPI -4.4%
1973 0.1678 GPI +5.3%
1974 0.1613 GPI -3.8%
1975 0.1721 GPI +6.7%
1976 0.1789 GPI +3.9%
1977 0.1928 GPI +7.8%
1978 0.1988 GPI +3.1%
1986 0.5079 GPI +155.5%
2003 0.5313 GPI +4.6%
2004 0.3952 GPI -25.6%
2009 0.587 GPI +48.5%
2011 0.6436 GPI +9.6%
2014 0.6299 GPI -2.1%
2018 0.6144 GPI -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.1747 GPI 0.1592 GPI 0.1988 GPI 8
1980s 0.5079 GPI 0.5079 GPI 0.5079 GPI 1
2000s 0.5045 GPI 0.3952 GPI 0.587 GPI 3
2010s 0.6293 GPI 0.6144 GPI 0.6436 GPI 3

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 172 Liberia 0.7165 GPI compare
  2. 173 Central African Republic 0.6923 GPI compare
  3. 174 Chad 0.6676 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Afghanistan?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Afghanistan was 0.6144 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.6436 GPI in 2011.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1592 GPI in 1972.
How does Afghanistan rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
Afghanistan ranks 175th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.