MDG: Northern Africa vs Samoa: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes

MDG: Northern Africa
11.7 years
in 2024
Samoa
12.69 years
in 2016
MDG: Northern Africa rank
49th
Samoa rank
52nd

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

  • MDG: Northern Africa
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 12.69 years against 11.7 years in MDG: Northern Africa, a difference of 0.99 years.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Northern Africa's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

MDG: Northern Africa ranks 49th and Samoa ranks 52nd of 221 groups.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Northern Africa Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 6.31 years 10.07 years 3.77 years Samoa
1980s 7.44 years 10.9 years 3.46 years Samoa
1990s 8.92 years 11.35 years 2.43 years Samoa
2000s 9.89 years 11.72 years 1.84 years Samoa
2010s 10.71 years 12.44 years 1.73 years Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, MDG: Northern Africa or Samoa?
Samoa, at 12.69 years against 11.7 years in MDG: Northern Africa as of 2016.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between MDG: Northern Africa and Samoa?
0.99 years, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Northern Africa and Samoa?
32 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do MDG: Northern Africa and Samoa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
MDG: Northern Africa ranks 49th and Samoa ranks 52nd of 221 groups.
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