How does Afghanistan rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?

Afghanistan ranks 175th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.

Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?

Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Afghanistan

Name: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Afghanistan
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Afghanistan: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 6.51 years in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)

6.51 years

Change on year

up 1.5%

World rank

175th

of 188 countries

All-time high

6.61 years

in 2014

All-time low

3.98 years

in 2004

Years of data

2003–2018

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Afghanistan, 2003–2018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 6.51 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Afghanistan peaked at 6.61 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.98 years, in 2004.

That places Afghanistan 175th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	5 years	3.98 years	5.82 years	7
2010s	6.43 years	6.22 years	6.61 years	9

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

172 Yemen 6.82 years compare
173 Angola 6.62 years compare
174 Guinea 6.56 years compare
176 Marshall Islands 6.47 years compare
177 Syria 6.35 years compare
178 Bulgaria 6.35 years compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

More reference data data for Afghanistan

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.63 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.63 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.01 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.847 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.38 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Afghanistan?: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Afghanistan was 6.51 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Afghanistan?: The highest recorded value was 6.61 years in 2014.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Afghanistan?: The lowest recorded value was 3.98 years in 2004.
How does Afghanistan rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?: Afghanistan ranks 175th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?: Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 233 places, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels 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.