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
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
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.