Eritrea vs MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): School life expectancy, primary, female

Eritrea
4.12 years
in 2022
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
5.01 years
in 2024
Eritrea rank
191st
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank
190th

School life expectancy, primary, female over time

  • Eritrea
  • MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
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How they compare

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) currently reports 5.01 years against 4.12 years in Eritrea, a difference of 0.89 years.

That makes MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)'s figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1989 it was MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ahead.

Eritrea ranks 191st and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 190th of 215 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) Difference Ahead
1980s 2.3 years 3.06 years 0.7565 years MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
1990s 3.46 years 3.35 years 0.1055 years Eritrea
2000s 4.38 years 3.99 years 0.3867 years Eritrea
2010s 3.78 years 4.59 years 0.8088 years MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
2020s 4.12 years 4.82 years 0.6949 years MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, Eritrea or MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), at 5.01 years against 4.12 years in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between Eritrea and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
0.89 years, with MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
29 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2022.
How do Eritrea and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
Eritrea ranks 191st and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 190th of 215 countries.
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