WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) vs Yemen: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
5.2 years
in 2024
Yemen
4.67 years
in 2016
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
181st
Yemen rank
180th
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Yemen
How they compare
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 5.2 years against 4.67 years in Yemen, a difference of 0.53 years.
That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 181st and Yemen ranks 180th of 221 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.15 years | 3.97 years | 0.1851 years | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 4.54 years | 4.54 years | 0.007 years | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 4.82 years | 4.83 years | 0.0117 years | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) or Yemen?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 5.2 years against 4.67 years in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) and Yemen?
- 0.53 years, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) and Yemen?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
- How do WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) and Yemen rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 181st and Yemen ranks 180th 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
February 2026 Data Release