School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) was 0.2452 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Afghanistan, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Afghanistan stood at 0.2452 years. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 247.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Afghanistan peaked at 0.2452 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0111 years, in 1970.
That places Afghanistan 160th out of 177 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, female (years) (School tertiary) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0111 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.0127 years | +14.5% |
| 1973 | 0.017 years | +34.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0141 years | -17.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0156 years | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0177 years | +13.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0292 years | +64.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0342 years | +17.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0301 years | -11.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0311 years | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0703 years | +126.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0258 years | -63.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0257 years | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0706 years | +174.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0914 years | +29.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1744 years | +90.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2452 years | +40.7% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.2452 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2366 years, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.2452 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.27 years, 11% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0202 years | 0.0111 years | 0.0342 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0311 years | 0.0311 years | 0.0311 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0703 years | 0.0703 years | 0.0703 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0407 years | 0.0257 years | 0.0706 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1703 years | 0.0914 years | 0.2452 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 157 Madagascar 0.2831 years compare
- 158 Burkina Faso 0.2818 years compare
- 159 Ethiopia 0.2632 years compare
- 161 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.2366 years compare
- 162 Djibouti 0.2284 years compare
- 163 Mauritania 0.218 years compare
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, female in Afghanistan?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Afghanistan was 0.2452 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2452 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0111 years in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 160th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 247.3%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.