Eritrea vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Eritrea
6.56 years
in 2022
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
7.66 years
in 2024
Eritrea rank
186th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank
183rd

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

  • Eritrea
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
02468199620102024

How they compare

WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) currently reports 7.66 years against 6.56 years in Eritrea, a difference of 1.1 years.

That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)'s figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1996 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ahead.

Eritrea ranks 186th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 183rd of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) Difference Ahead
1990s 5.74 years 5.8 years 0.0604 years WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
2000s 6.84 years 6.39 years 0.4453 years Eritrea
2010s 6.19 years 6.98 years 0.7903 years WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
2020s 6.56 years 7.43 years 0.8743 years WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Eritrea or WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), at 7.66 years against 6.56 years in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Eritrea and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
1.1 years, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
22 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
How do Eritrea and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Eritrea ranks 186th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 183rd 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