ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) vs Nigeria: School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years)

ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
5.55 years
in 2024
Nigeria
5.33 years
in 2023
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank
146th
Nigeria rank
145th

School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) over time

  • ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) currently reports 5.55 years against 5.33 years in Nigeria, a difference of 0.22 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ahead.

ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 146th and Nigeria ranks 145th of 221 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 3.35 years 2.83 years 0.5254 years ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
1980s 3.98 years 5.08 years 1.1 years Nigeria
1990s 4.22 years 4.64 years 0.4179 years Nigeria
2000s 4.97 years 5.16 years 0.1864 years Nigeria
2010s 5.24 years 4.5 years 0.741 years ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
2020s 5.5 years 5.12 years 0.3779 years ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) or Nigeria?
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), at 5.55 years against 5.33 years in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) and Nigeria?
0.22 years, with ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) and Nigeria?
47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) and Nigeria rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 146th and Nigeria ranks 145th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, female (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, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
436 places, 17,328 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release