Eritrea vs ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes

Eritrea
4.5 years
in 2022
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
5.15 years
in 2024
Eritrea rank
184th
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank
182nd

School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time

  • Eritrea
  • ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
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How they compare

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) currently reports 5.15 years against 4.5 years in Eritrea, a difference of 0.65 years.

That makes ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)'s figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1989 it was ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ahead.

Eritrea ranks 184th and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 182nd of 218 countries.

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) Difference Ahead
1980s 2.45 years 4.95 years 2.5 years ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
1990s 3.84 years 4.86 years 1.01 years ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
2000s 4.92 years 5.13 years 0.2152 years ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
2010s 4.11 years 5.15 years 1.04 years ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
2020s 4.5 years 5.08 years 0.5789 years ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, Eritrea or ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), at 5.15 years against 4.5 years in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Eritrea and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
0.65 years, with ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
29 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2022.
How do Eritrea and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
Eritrea ranks 184th and ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 182nd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, 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, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
439 places, 17,962 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release