Sri Lanka vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): School life expectancy, primary, female
Sri Lanka
4.58 years
in 2023
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
5.08 years
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
179th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank
182nd
School life expectancy, primary, female over time
- Sri Lanka
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
How they compare
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) currently reports 5.08 years against 4.58 years in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.5 years.
That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)'s figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 179th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 182nd of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 5 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.64 years | 2.77 years | 1.87 years | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 5.76 years | 3.42 years | 2.34 years | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 5.61 years | 3.6 years | 2.02 years | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 4.79 years | 4.22 years | 0.5729 years | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 4.83 years | 4.63 years | 0.1941 years | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 4.7 years | 4.91 years | 0.2107 years | WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, Sri Lanka or WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), at 5.08 years against 4.58 years in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between Sri Lanka and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- 0.5 years, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 179th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 182nd 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
February 2026 Data Release