Benin vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
Benin
9.35 years
in 2022
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
10.61 years
in 2024
Benin rank
154th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
152nd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Benin
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 10.61 years against 9.35 years in Benin, a difference of 1.26 years.
That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
Benin ranks 154th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 152nd of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.65 years | 3.85 years | 2.2 years | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 3.06 years | 5.81 years | 2.75 years | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 4.49 years | 6.72 years | 2.23 years | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 5.63 years | 7.08 years | 1.45 years | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 10.18 years | 9.01 years | 1.17 years | Benin |
| 2020s | 9.2 years | 10.12 years | 0.915 years | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Benin or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 10.61 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 1.26 years, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
- How do Benin and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Benin ranks 154th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 152nd 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
February 2026 Data Release