Niger vs WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes

Niger
3.84 years
in 2024
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
3.98 years
in 2024
Niger rank
205th
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank
207th

School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time

  • Niger
  • WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
12345197119972024

How they compare

WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) currently reports 3.98 years against 3.84 years in Niger, a difference of 0.14 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ahead.

Niger ranks 205th and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 207th of 218 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1990s 1.83 years 4.33 years 2.51 years WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
2000s 2.71 years 4.44 years 1.73 years WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
2010s 4.25 years 4.15 years 0.0938 years Niger
2020s 4.03 years 3.98 years 0.0426 years Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, Niger or WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), at 3.98 years against 3.84 years in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Niger and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
0.14 years, with WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Niger and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
Niger ranks 205th and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 207th 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