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

Afghanistan
7.72 years
in 2018
Pakistan
7.58 years
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
163rd
Pakistan rank
166th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 7.72 years against 7.58 years in Pakistan, a difference of 0.14 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Pakistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 163rd and Pakistan ranks 166th of 175 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.845 years 2.21 years 1.37 years Pakistan
1980s 1.59 years 2.76 years 1.17 years Pakistan
2000s 6.41 years 6.18 years 0.2299 years Afghanistan
2010s 7.59 years 6.79 years 0.7973 years Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Afghanistan or Pakistan?
Afghanistan, at 7.72 years against 7.58 years in Pakistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Afghanistan and Pakistan?
0.14 years, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Pakistan?
12 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Pakistan rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Afghanistan ranks 163rd and Pakistan ranks 166th 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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About this data

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.