Croatia vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Croatia
8.57 years
in 2023
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
8.23 years
in 2024
Croatia rank
130th
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank
130th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Croatia
  • UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
02468199520092024

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 8.57 years against 8.23 years in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, a difference of 0.34 years.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Croatia has been ahead every year.

Croatia ranks 130th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 130th of 200 countries.

Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries Difference Ahead
2000s 8.19 years 7.73 years 0.4549 years Croatia
2010s 8.31 years 8.01 years 0.3033 years Croatia
2020s 8.53 years 8.23 years 0.3021 years Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Croatia or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
Croatia, at 8.57 years against 8.23 years in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Croatia and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
0.34 years, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Croatia and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Croatia ranks 130th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 130th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,349 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release