School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 0.786 GPI in 2003. ▬ Flat

Latest (2003)
0.786 GPI
World rank
189th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.22 GPI
in 1986
All-time low
0.786 GPI
in 2003
Years of data
11
1970–2003

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Afghanistan, 1970–2003

00.250.50.7511.21970198620031970: 0.881 GPI1975: 0.979 GPI1977: 0.81 GPI1980: 0.852 GPI1981: 0.828 GPI1982: 0.848 GPI1984: 0.864 GPI1985: 0.844 GPI1986: 1.2 GPI1988: 1 GPI2003: 0.786 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2003, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Afghanistan stood at 0.786 GPI. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 21.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Afghanistan peaked at 1.22 GPI in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.786 GPI, in 2003.

Afghanistan ranks 189th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.8902 GPI 0.8102 GPI 0.9788 GPI 3
1980s 0.923 GPI 0.8279 GPI 1.22 GPI 7
2000s 0.786 GPI 0.786 GPI 0.786 GPI 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Afghanistan?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Afghanistan was 0.786 GPI in 2003, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 1.22 GPI in 1986.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.786 GPI in 2003.
How does Afghanistan rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
Afghanistan ranks 189th out of 189 countries with data for 2003.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,031 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.