School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (School secondary) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (School secondary) was 2.39 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Afghanistan, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Afghanistan stood at 2.39 years. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 77.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Afghanistan peaked at 2.39 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1333 years, in 1970.
Afghanistan ranks 178th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (School secondary) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1333 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.1406 years | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1426 years | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.159 years | +11.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1587 years | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1666 years | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1915 years | +15.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2286 years | +19.4% |
| 1978 | 0.249 years | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4704 years | +89.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3883 years | -17.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4625 years | +19.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4856 years | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4774 years | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.516 years | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6255 years | +21.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4994 years | -20.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5502 years | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6669 years | +21.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3836 years | -42.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3566 years | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5404 years | +51.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8904 years | +64.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9112 years | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1.35 years | +48.4% |
| 2009 | 1.72 years | +26.8% |
| 2010 | 2 years | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 2.2 years | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 2.29 years | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 2.32 years | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 2.26 years | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 2.22 years | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 2.24 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.31 years | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 2.39 years | +3.5% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 2.39 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.25 years, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 2.39 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.09 years, 39% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (School secondary) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +89.0% | 0.249 years | 0.4704 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1744 years | 0.1333 years | 0.249 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.4667 years | 0.3883 years | 0.516 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.5855 years | 0.4994 years | 0.6669 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.8785 years | 0.3566 years | 1.72 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.25 years | 2 years | 2.39 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in Afghanistan?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Afghanistan was 2.39 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.39 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1333 years in 1970.
- How does Afghanistan rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 178th out of 195 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.0%. 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, secondary, female (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.