School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 0.7792 years in 2020. β Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Afghanistan, 1970β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.7792 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 146.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Afghanistan peaked at 0.7792 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0657 years, in 1970.
That places Afghanistan 143rd out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1052 years | 0.0657 years | 0.1602 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.1902 years | 0.1902 years | 0.1902 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.1539 years | 0.1539 years | 0.1539 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1776 years | 0.1074 years | 0.3167 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.556 years | 0.2738 years | 0.7388 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.7792 years | 0.7792 years | 0.7792 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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)
- School enrollment, primary 112.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Afghanistan?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Afghanistan was 0.7792 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7792 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0657 years in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 143rd out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 146.0%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release