Uganda vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Uganda
10.74 years
in 2004
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
10.87 years
in 2024
Uganda rank
149th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
152nd

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

  • Uganda
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 10.87 years against 10.74 years in Uganda, a difference of 0.13 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1970 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.

Uganda ranks 149th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 152nd of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 1 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Uganda WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 3.33 years 6.01 years 2.68 years WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
1980s 5.08 years 6.97 years 1.9 years WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
1990s 5.6 years 7.53 years 1.93 years WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
2000s 10.74 years 8.27 years 2.47 years Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Uganda or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 10.87 years against 10.74 years in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Uganda and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
0.13 years, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
21 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2004.
How do Uganda and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Uganda ranks 149th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 152nd of 186 countries.
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