School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.3452 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Afghanistan, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Afghanistan stood at 0.3452 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Afghanistan peaked at 0.4745 GPI in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1535 GPI, in 1972.
Afghanistan ranks 175th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1656 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.1535 GPI | -7.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1853 GPI | +20.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1623 GPI | -12.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1644 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.165 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2651 GPI | +60.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2363 GPI | -10.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1859 GPI | -21.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1726 GPI | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4745 GPI | +174.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2836 GPI | -40.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2822 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2364 GPI | -16.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3457 GPI | +46.2% |
| 2014 | 0.276 GPI | -20.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3452 GPI | +25.1% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.3452 GPI is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6061 GPI, 57% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.3452 GPI is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.15 GPI, 30% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +174.9% | 0.1726 GPI | 0.4745 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1871 GPI | 0.1535 GPI | 0.2651 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.1726 GPI | 0.1726 GPI | 0.1726 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.4745 GPI | 0.4745 GPI | 0.4745 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2674 GPI | 0.2364 GPI | 0.2836 GPI | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3223 GPI | 0.276 GPI | 0.3457 GPI | 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, gender parity index in Afghanistan?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Afghanistan was 0.3452 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4745 GPI in 1990.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1535 GPI in 1972.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Afghanistan ranks 175th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.0%. 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, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.