Syria vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Syria
6.48 years
in 2024
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
7.64 years
in 2024
Syria rank
190th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
190th

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

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

WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 7.64 years against 6.48 years in Syria, a difference of 1.16 years.

That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.2 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Syria ahead.

Syria ranks 190th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 190th of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 3 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Syria WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1990s 7.97 years 5.82 years 2.14 years Syria
2000s 8.63 years 6.42 years 2.21 years Syria
2010s 8.42 years 6.9 years 1.52 years Syria
2020s 6.02 years 7.52 years 1.5 years WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Syria or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 7.64 years against 6.48 years in Syria as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Syria and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
1.16 years, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
23 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Syria and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Syria ranks 190th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 190th 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