School life expectancy, secondary, male in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 4.21 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
4.21 years
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
137th
of 195 countries
All-time high
4.21 years
in 2018
All-time low
0.8504 years
in 1970
Years of data
35
1970–2018

School life expectancy, secondary, male in Afghanistan, 1970–2018

12341970199420181970: 0.85 years1971: 0.962 years1972: 1.1 years1973: 1.1 years1974: 1.2 years1975: 1.2 years1976: 1.3 years1977: 1.3 years1978: 1.4 years1981: 1.8 years1982: 0.871 years1984: 1 years1985: 1.1 years1986: 0.96 years1988: 1.1 years1991: 1.2 years1993: 1.3 years1994: 2 years1995: 1.8 years2003: 1.1 years2004: 1.7 years2005: 1.7 years2006: 2.4 years2007: 2.4 years2008: 3.2 years2009: 3.6 years2010: 4 years2011: 4 years2012: 4.1 years2013: 4.2 years2014: 4.1 years2015: 4 years2016: 3.9 years2017: 4.1 years2018: 4.2 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in Afghanistan is 4.21 years, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Afghanistan peaked at 4.21 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8504 years, in 1970.

Afghanistan ranks 137th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.15 years 0.8504 years 1.39 years 9
1980s 1.13 years 0.8713 years 1.82 years 6
1990s 1.57 years 1.22 years 1.95 years 4
2000s 2.3 years 1.09 years 3.56 years 7
2010s 4.07 years 3.92 years 4.21 years 9

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 134 Maldives 4.28 years compare
  2. 135 Eswatini 4.26 years compare
  3. 136 Venezuela 4.26 years compare
  4. 138 Jamaica 4.2 years compare
  5. 139 Syria 4.19 years compare
  6. 140 Trinidad and Tobago 4.13 years compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in Afghanistan?
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Afghanistan was 4.21 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 4.21 years in 2018.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8504 years in 1970.
How does Afghanistan rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
Afghanistan ranks 137th out of 195 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, male (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.