Afghanistan vs Somalia: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Afghanistan
0.7748 index
in 2023
Somalia
0.8324 index
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
215th
Somalia rank
212th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.8324 index against 0.7748 index in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0576 index.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Somalia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 215th and Somalia ranks 212th of 215 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1805 index | 0.4428 index | 0.2622 index | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.4046 index | 0.5499 index | 0.1453 index | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.6136 index | 0.5655 index | 0.0481 index | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.7748 index | 0.8324 index | 0.0576 index | Somalia |
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 Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.8324 index against 0.7748 index in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 0.0576 index, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Afghanistan ranks 215th and Somalia ranks 212th 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.