WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan vs Zimbabwe: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
11.17 years
in 2024
Zimbabwe
10.6 years
in 2013
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank
149th
Zimbabwe rank
151st

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

  • WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan currently reports 11.17 years against 10.6 years in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.57 years.

That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ahead.

WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 149th and Zimbabwe ranks 151st of 221 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 6.66 years 5.44 years 1.23 years WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
1980s 7.47 years 10.33 years 2.86 years Zimbabwe
1990s 7.91 years 9.98 years 2.07 years Zimbabwe
2000s 8.17 years 10.49 years 2.32 years Zimbabwe
2010s 9.74 years 10.65 years 0.9112 years Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan or Zimbabwe?
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, at 11.17 years against 10.6 years in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Zimbabwe?
0.57 years, with WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Zimbabwe?
27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2013.
How do WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Zimbabwe rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 149th and Zimbabwe ranks 151st 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