School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.6156 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan is 0.6156 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan peaked at 0.6156 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1315 GPIA, in 1972.
Afghanistan ranks 212th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1554 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.1449 GPIA | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1315 GPIA | -9.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1416 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1331 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1406 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1511 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1714 GPIA | +13.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1782 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2551 GPIA | +43.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4379 GPIA | +71.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4467 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.439 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4795 GPIA | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4742 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4911 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3596 GPIA | -26.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2657 GPIA | -26.1% |
| 1995 | 0.354 GPIA | +33.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3372 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2028 GPIA | -39.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3181 GPIA | +56.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3554 GPIA | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 0.366 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.419 GPIA | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4752 GPIA | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4922 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5501 GPIA | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5549 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5482 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5517 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5542 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5697 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5659 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5672 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6156 GPIA | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1497 GPIA | 0.1315 GPIA | 0.1782 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.4221 GPIA | 0.2551 GPIA | 0.4795 GPIA | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.3676 GPIA | 0.2657 GPIA | 0.4911 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.3534 GPIA | 0.2028 GPIA | 0.4752 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.5505 GPIA | 0.4922 GPIA | 0.5697 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6156 GPIA | 0.6156 GPIA | 0.6156 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 209 Central African Republic 0.67 GPIA compare
- 210 Guinea 0.6546 GPIA compare
- 211 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.6334 GPIA compare
- 213 Guinea-Bissau 0.551 GPIA compare
More education data for Afghanistan
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan was 0.6156 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6156 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1315 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Afghanistan ranks 212th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release