Eritrea vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes
Eritrea
4.5 years
in 2022
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
5.2 years
in 2024
Eritrea rank
184th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
181st
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time
- Eritrea
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 5.2 years against 4.5 years in Eritrea, a difference of 0.7 years.
That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1989 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
Eritrea ranks 184th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 181st of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.45 years | 4.24 years | 1.79 years | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 3.84 years | 4.15 years | 0.3061 years | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 4.92 years | 4.57 years | 0.3476 years | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 4.11 years | 4.86 years | 0.7471 years | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 4.5 years | 5.07 years | 0.5768 years | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, Eritrea or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 5.2 years against 4.5 years in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Eritrea and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 0.7 years, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2022.
- How do Eritrea and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Eritrea ranks 184th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 181st 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
February 2026 Data Release