Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.7748 index in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.7748 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan peaked at 0.7748 index in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0824 index, in 1999.
Afghanistan ranks 215th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1682 index | — |
| 1971 | 0.1636 index | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1673 index | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.175 index | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1701 index | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1819 index | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1878 index | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1968 index | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.203 index | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2275 index | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 0.234 index | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4952 index | +111.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4649 index | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4746 index | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5314 index | +12.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4925 index | -7.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5185 index | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5362 index | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5323 index | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3381 index | -36.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4822 index | +42.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4902 index | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0824 index | -83.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4512 index | +447.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5569 index | +23.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4298 index | -22.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5808 index | +35.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6215 index | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6136 index | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.638 index | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6605 index | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6829 index | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7165 index | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7239 index | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7048 index | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7004 index | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6844 index | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6833 index | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6812 index | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6715 index | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6741 index | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7748 index | +14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1793 index | 0.1636 index | 0.203 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.4298 index | 0.2275 index | 0.5314 index | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.4102 index | 0.0824 index | 0.5362 index | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.569 index | 0.4298 index | 0.6605 index | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.6923 index | 0.6715 index | 0.7239 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7748 index | 0.7748 index | 0.7748 index | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 212 Somalia 0.8324 index compare
- 213 Saint Helena 0.8208 index compare
- 214 Central African Republic 0.7866 index compare
More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2081 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2175 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Afghanistan was 0.7748 index in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7748 index in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0824 index in 1999.
- How does Afghanistan rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Afghanistan ranks 215th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.