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)
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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

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