School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 0.6458 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.6458 GPI
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
187th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.6826 GPI
in 2012
All-time low
0.4042 GPI
in 2004
Years of data
16
2003–2018

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Afghanistan, 2003–2018

00.20.40.62003201020182003: 0.54 GPI2004: 0.404 GPI2005: 0.552 GPI2006: 0.583 GPI2007: 0.574 GPI2008: 0.595 GPI2009: 0.619 GPI2010: 0.64 GPI2011: 0.674 GPI2012: 0.683 GPI2013: 0.669 GPI2014: 0.669 GPI2015: 0.657 GPI2016: 0.657 GPI2017: 0.654 GPI2018: 0.646 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 0.6458 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Afghanistan peaked at 0.6826 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4042 GPI, in 2004.

Afghanistan ranks 187th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5525 GPI 0.4042 GPI 0.6194 GPI 7
2010s 0.6608 GPI 0.6395 GPI 0.6826 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 184 Guinea 0.7943 GPI compare
  2. 185 Central African Republic 0.7643 GPI compare
  3. 186 Chad 0.7436 GPI compare
  4. 188 Angola 0.6328 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Afghanistan?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Afghanistan was 0.6458 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.6826 GPI in 2012.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4042 GPI in 2004.
How does Afghanistan rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?
Afghanistan ranks 187th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
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

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.