Afghanistan vs Ethiopia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Afghanistan
7.72 years
in 2018
Ethiopia
7.92 years
in 2012
Afghanistan rank
163rd
Ethiopia rank
162nd

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 7.92 years against 7.72 years in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.2 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 163rd and Ethiopia ranks 162nd of 175 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7352 years 0.7881 years 0.0529 years Ethiopia
2000s 4.99 years 5.55 years 0.5669 years Ethiopia
2010s 7.23 years 7.79 years 0.5659 years Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Afghanistan or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 7.92 years against 7.72 years in Afghanistan as of 2012.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Afghanistan and Ethiopia?
0.2 years, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ethiopia?
6 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2011.
How do Afghanistan and Ethiopia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Afghanistan ranks 163rd and Ethiopia ranks 162nd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.