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

Egypt
10.9 years
in 2024
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
10.23 years
in 2024
Egypt rank
134th
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank
136th

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

  • Egypt
  • UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 10.9 years against 10.23 years in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, a difference of 0.67 years.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ahead.

Egypt ranks 134th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 136th of 213 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries Difference Ahead
1970s 6.54 years 7.22 years 0.6827 years UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
1980s 7.81 years 8.22 years 0.4092 years UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
1990s 8.49 years 8.63 years 0.1417 years UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
2000s 9.19 years 9.17 years 0.0182 years Egypt
2010s 9.91 years 9.79 years 0.1162 years Egypt
2020s 10.74 years 10.2 years 0.5322 years Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Egypt or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
Egypt, at 10.9 years against 10.23 years in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Egypt and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
0.67 years, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Egypt and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Egypt ranks 134th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 136th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and 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 secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 16,437 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release