School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) was 0.4843 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Afghanistan, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Afghanistan stood at 0.4843 years. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 156.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Afghanistan peaked at 0.4843 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0384 years, in 1970.
That places Afghanistan 153rd out of 183 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0384 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.0462 years | +20.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0476 years | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0547 years | +15.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0511 years | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0559 years | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0634 years | +13.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0704 years | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0904 years | +28.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0973 years | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0861 years | -11.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1078 years | +25.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0854 years | -20.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1106 years | +29.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0601 years | -45.6% |
| 2004 | 0.06 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1888 years | +214.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1811 years | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4115 years | +127.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4843 years | +17.7% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.4843 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3014 years, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.4843 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.85 years, 26% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +214.7% | 0.06 years | 0.1888 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0615 years | 0.0384 years | 0.0973 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0931 years | 0.0854 years | 0.1078 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.1106 years | 0.1106 years | 0.1106 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1029 years | 0.06 years | 0.1888 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.359 years | 0.1811 years | 0.4843 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 15.63 (1993)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 31.23 (1993)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 88,020 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 343,942 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,837 (2003)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,383 (2003)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.51 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Afghanistan?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Afghanistan was 0.4843 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4843 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0384 years in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Afghanistan ranks 153rd out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 156.6%. 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, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.