MDG: Northern Africa vs Mongolia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

MDG: Northern Africa
14.06 years
in 2024
Mongolia
14.83 years
in 2023
MDG: Northern Africa rank
74th
Mongolia rank
71st

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • MDG: Northern Africa
  • Mongolia
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How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 14.83 years against 14.06 years in MDG: Northern Africa, a difference of 0.77 years.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Northern Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Mongolia ahead.

MDG: Northern Africa ranks 74th and Mongolia ranks 71st of 221 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, MDG: Northern Africa averaged higher in 1 and Mongolia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Northern Africa Mongolia Difference Ahead
1970s 6.46 years 8.77 years 2.31 years Mongolia
1980s 8.13 years 10.06 years 1.94 years Mongolia
1990s 9.51 years 8.43 years 1.08 years MDG: Northern Africa
2000s 11.17 years 11.51 years 0.3406 years Mongolia
2010s 12.57 years 14.7 years 2.13 years Mongolia
2020s 13.58 years 16.68 years 3.09 years Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, MDG: Northern Africa or Mongolia?
Mongolia, at 14.83 years against 14.06 years in MDG: Northern Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between MDG: Northern Africa and Mongolia?
0.77 years, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Northern Africa and Mongolia?
42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do MDG: Northern Africa and Mongolia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
MDG: Northern Africa ranks 74th and Mongolia ranks 71st of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
407 places, 13,852 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release