MDG: Northern Africa vs United Arab Emirates: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male

MDG: Northern Africa
11.69 years
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
12.68 years
in 2024
MDG: Northern Africa rank
48th
United Arab Emirates rank
45th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male over time

  • MDG: Northern Africa
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 12.68 years against 11.69 years in MDG: Northern Africa, a difference of 0.99 years.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Northern Africa's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1973 it was MDG: Northern Africa ahead.

MDG: Northern Africa ranks 48th and United Arab Emirates ranks 45th of 221 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, MDG: Northern Africa averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Northern Africa United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 7.72 years 6.89 years 0.8248 years MDG: Northern Africa
1980s 8.91 years 8.53 years 0.3794 years MDG: Northern Africa
1990s 9.26 years 9.28 years 0.0176 years United Arab Emirates
2000s 10.03 years 13.31 years 3.28 years United Arab Emirates
2010s 10.96 years 10.63 years 0.3295 years MDG: Northern Africa
2020s 11.47 years 12.62 years 1.16 years United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male, MDG: Northern Africa or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 12.68 years against 11.69 years in MDG: Northern Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male between MDG: Northern Africa and United Arab Emirates?
0.99 years, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Northern Africa and United Arab Emirates?
44 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do MDG: Northern Africa and United Arab Emirates rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
MDG: Northern Africa ranks 48th and United Arab Emirates ranks 45th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (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, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 15,514 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release