Ethiopia vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes

Ethiopia
1.27 years
in 2024
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
0.9208 years
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
142nd
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
145th

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes over time

  • Ethiopia
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 1.27 years against 0.9208 years in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 0.3492 years.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.4 times WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1974 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 142nd and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 145th of 213 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0078 years 0.4254 years 0.4177 years WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
1980s 0.0529 years 0.4888 years 0.4359 years WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
1990s 0.0412 years 0.5376 years 0.4964 years WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
2000s 0.0645 years 0.588 years 0.5235 years WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 0.4053 years 0.7346 years 0.3293 years WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 1.11 years 0.8507 years 0.2598 years Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, Ethiopia or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
Ethiopia, at 1.27 years against 0.9208 years in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between Ethiopia and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
0.3492 years, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 142nd and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 145th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (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, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release