School life expectancy, secondary, male in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 4.4 years in 2023. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Afghanistan, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 4.4 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2023. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Afghanistan peaked at 4.4 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.86 years, in 1970.
That places Afghanistan 156th out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.86 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.9727 years | +13.1% |
| 1972 | 1.09 years | +12.3% |
| 1973 | 1.14 years | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 1.21 years | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 1.21 years | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 1.28 years | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 1.34 years | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 1.39 years | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 1.9 years | +36.7% |
| 1982 | 1.02 years | -46.4% |
| 1984 | 1.13 years | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 1.12 years | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9803 years | -12.5% |
| 1988 | 1.07 years | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 1.37 years | +28.4% |
| 1993 | 1.52 years | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 2.2 years | +44.3% |
| 1995 | 2.02 years | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 1.24 years | -38.7% |
| 2004 | 1.89 years | +52.5% |
| 2005 | 1.83 years | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 2.59 years | +41.7% |
| 2007 | 2.49 years | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 3.26 years | +31.0% |
| 2009 | 3.58 years | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 4.03 years | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 4.03 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.17 years | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 4.31 years | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 4.22 years | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 4.11 years | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 4.06 years | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 4.23 years | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 4.36 years | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 4.4 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.17 years | 0.86 years | 1.39 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.2 years | 0.9803 years | 1.9 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.78 years | 1.37 years | 2.2 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.41 years | 1.24 years | 3.58 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.17 years | 4.03 years | 4.36 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.4 years | 4.4 years | 4.4 years | 1 |
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More education data for Afghanistan
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 112.23 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 112.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in Afghanistan?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Afghanistan was 4.4 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.86 years in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 156th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release