School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 12.98 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Afghanistan, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Afghanistan stood at 12.98 years. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Afghanistan peaked at 12.98 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.25 years, in 1986.
Afghanistan ranks 101st of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.15 years | — |
| 1972 | 4.53 years | +9.3% |
| 1973 | 4.61 years | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 4.85 years | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 4.81 years | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 4.97 years | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 5.07 years | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 5.26 years | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 3.25 years | -38.2% |
| 2003 | 8.65 years | +166.2% |
| 2004 | 10.77 years | +24.6% |
| 2009 | 11.14 years | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 11.56 years | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 12.83 years | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 12.98 years | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.78 years | 4.15 years | 5.26 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 3.25 years | 3.25 years | 3.25 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.19 years | 8.65 years | 11.14 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.46 years | 11.56 years | 12.98 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Afghanistan?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Afghanistan was 12.98 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.98 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.25 years in 1986.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 101st out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release