Sri Lanka vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes
Sri Lanka
4.55 years
in 2023
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
5.2 years
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
183rd
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
181st
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time
- Sri Lanka
- 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 4.55 years in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.65 years.
That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 183rd and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 181st of 218 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 4 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.82 years | 3.75 years | 1.07 years | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 5.89 years | 4.12 years | 1.77 years | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 5.7 years | 4.15 years | 1.55 years | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 4.79 years | 4.62 years | 0.1744 years | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 4.85 years | 4.89 years | 0.0458 years | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 4.66 years | 5.13 years | 0.4644 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, Sri Lanka or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 5.2 years against 4.55 years in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Sri Lanka and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 0.65 years, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Sri Lanka ranks 183rd 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