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)
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
February 2026 Data Release