MDG: Northern Africa vs Netherlands: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes

MDG: Northern Africa
5.92 years
in 2024
Netherlands
6.23 years
in 2023
MDG: Northern Africa rank
68th
Netherlands rank
67th

School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time

  • MDG: Northern Africa
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 6.23 years against 5.92 years in MDG: Northern Africa, a difference of 0.31 years.

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

Across all 21 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

MDG: Northern Africa ranks 68th and Netherlands ranks 67th of 221 groups.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Northern Africa Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 5.6 years 6.45 years 0.849 years Netherlands
2010s 5.72 years 6.34 years 0.6188 years Netherlands
2020s 5.82 years 6.24 years 0.4232 years Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, MDG: Northern Africa or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 6.23 years against 5.92 years in MDG: Northern Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between MDG: Northern Africa and Netherlands?
0.31 years, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Northern Africa and Netherlands?
21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do MDG: Northern Africa and Netherlands rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
MDG: Northern Africa ranks 68th and Netherlands ranks 67th of 221 groups.
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