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

Kenya
10.8 years
in 2023
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
10.23 years
in 2024
Kenya rank
138th
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank
136th

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

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

Kenya currently reports 10.8 years against 10.23 years in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, a difference of 0.57 years.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1970 it was UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ahead.

Kenya ranks 138th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 136th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries Difference Ahead
1970s 6.68 years 7.17 years 0.4942 years UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
1980s 9.14 years 8.18 years 0.9581 years Kenya
1990s 8.1 years 8.82 years 0.7249 years UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
2000s 9.18 years 9.25 years 0.0775 years UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
2010s 10.44 years 9.77 years 0.6712 years Kenya
2020s 10.7 years 10.2 years 0.4939 years Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Kenya or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
Kenya, at 10.8 years against 10.23 years in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Kenya and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
0.57 years, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Kenya and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Kenya ranks 138th 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