Afghanistan vs Nigeria: School life expectancy, secondary, female

Afghanistan
2.39 years
in 2018
Nigeria
2.4 years
in 2016
Afghanistan rank
178th
Nigeria rank
177th

School life expectancy, secondary, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 2.4 years against 2.39 years in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.01 years.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 178th and Nigeria ranks 177th of 195 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1755 years 0.2885 years 0.113 years Nigeria
1980s 0.4497 years 1.06 years 0.6138 years Nigeria
2000s 0.9609 years 1.9 years 0.9434 years Nigeria
2010s 2.22 years 2.66 years 0.4474 years Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, female, Afghanistan or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 2.4 years against 2.39 years in Afghanistan as of 2016.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, female between Afghanistan and Nigeria?
0.01 years, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nigeria?
23 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Afghanistan and Nigeria rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
Afghanistan ranks 178th and Nigeria ranks 177th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,786 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.