School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) was 0.7104 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Afghanistan, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.7104 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 137.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Afghanistan peaked at 0.7104 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0669 years, in 1970.
That places Afghanistan 129th out of 177 countries with data for 2018, 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, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0669 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.0826 years | +23.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0919 years | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0872 years | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0948 years | +8.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1074 years | +13.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1101 years | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1446 years | +31.3% |
| 1979 | 0.162 years | +12.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1801 years | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1482 years | -17.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0911 years | -38.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0911 years | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2987 years | +228.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2643 years | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6317 years | +139.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7104 years | +12.5% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.7104 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3846 years, 1.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.7104 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.73 years, 41% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) 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 | +228.0% | 0.0911 years | 0.2987 years |
| 2014 | +139.0% | 0.2643 years | 0.6317 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1053 years | 0.0669 years | 0.162 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.1801 years | 0.1801 years | 0.1801 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.1482 years | 0.1482 years | 0.1482 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1603 years | 0.0911 years | 0.2987 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.5355 years | 0.2643 years | 0.7104 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, male in Afghanistan?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Afghanistan was 0.7104 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7104 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0669 years in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 129th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.8%. 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
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.