Mongolia vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes

Mongolia
4.62 years
in 2024
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
5.2 years
in 2024
Mongolia rank
182nd
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
181st

School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time

  • Mongolia
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 5.2 years against 4.62 years in Mongolia, a difference of 0.58 years.

That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.1 times Mongolia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Mongolia ahead.

Mongolia ranks 182nd and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 181st of 218 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 2 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 3.24 years 3.75 years 0.5053 years WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
1980s 2.99 years 4.12 years 1.12 years WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
1990s 3 years 4.15 years 1.15 years WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
2000s 4.57 years 4.57 years 0.0014 years Mongolia
2010s 5.22 years 4.89 years 0.3313 years Mongolia
2020s 4.64 years 5.14 years 0.5 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, Mongolia or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 5.2 years against 4.62 years in Mongolia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Mongolia and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
0.58 years, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Mongolia and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
Mongolia ranks 182nd 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

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