Benin vs MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Benin
9.35 years
in 2022
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
10.18 years
in 2024
Benin rank
154th
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank
155th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Benin
  • MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
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How they compare

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) currently reports 10.18 years against 9.35 years in Benin, a difference of 0.83 years.

That makes MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)'s figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1971 it was MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ahead.

Benin ranks 154th and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 155th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.65 years 2.99 years 1.34 years MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
1980s 3.06 years 4.16 years 1.1 years MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
1990s 4.49 years 6.14 years 1.65 years MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
2000s 5.63 years 6.47 years 0.8467 years MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
2010s 10.18 years 8.61 years 1.56 years Benin
2020s 9.2 years 9.65 years 0.4451 years MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Benin or MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), at 10.18 years against 9.35 years in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Benin and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
0.83 years, with MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Benin and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Benin ranks 154th and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 155th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (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, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,742 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release