Afghanistan vs Eritrea: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Afghanistan
0.7748 index
in 2023
Eritrea
0.8484 index
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
215th
Eritrea rank
211th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Afghanistan
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 0.8484 index against 0.7748 index in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0736 index.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 215th and Eritrea ranks 211th of 215 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5185 index | 0.8837 index | 0.3651 index | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 0.4102 index | 0.8419 index | 0.4317 index | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 0.569 index | 0.8019 index | 0.2329 index | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 0.6957 index | 0.851 index | 0.1553 index | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Afghanistan or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 0.8484 index against 0.7748 index in Afghanistan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Afghanistan and Eritrea?
- 0.0736 index, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Eritrea?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2018.
- How do Afghanistan and Eritrea rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Afghanistan ranks 215th and Eritrea ranks 211th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.