Eritrea vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): School life expectancy, primary, male

Eritrea
4.86 years
in 2022
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
5.36 years
in 2024
Eritrea rank
173rd
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank
170th

School life expectancy, primary, male over time

  • Eritrea
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
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How they compare

WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) currently reports 5.36 years against 4.86 years in Eritrea, a difference of 0.5 years.

That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)'s figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1989 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ahead.

Eritrea ranks 173rd and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 170th of 215 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) Difference Ahead
1980s 2.61 years 4.84 years 2.23 years WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
1990s 4.23 years 4.68 years 0.4523 years WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
2000s 5.46 years 4.97 years 0.4908 years Eritrea
2010s 4.43 years 5.12 years 0.6895 years WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
2020s 4.86 years 5.31 years 0.4522 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, male, Eritrea or WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), at 5.36 years against 4.86 years in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Eritrea 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 Eritrea and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
29 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2022.
How do Eritrea and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
Eritrea ranks 173rd and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 170th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, male (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, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
436 places, 17,327 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release