Eritrea vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Eritrea
7.01 years
in 2015
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
9.27 years
in 2018
Eritrea rank
171st
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
169th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Eritrea
  • UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
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How they compare

UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa currently reports 9.27 years against 7.01 years in Eritrea, a difference of 2.26 years.

That makes UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa's figure about 1.3 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1995 it was UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ahead.

Eritrea ranks 171st and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 169th of 179 countries.

UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 5.86 years 6.09 years 0.2357 years UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
2000s 6.96 years 7.29 years 0.3292 years UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
2010s 6.97 years 9.01 years 2.04 years UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Eritrea or UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, at 9.27 years against 7.01 years in Eritrea as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Eritrea and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
2.26 years, with UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
11 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2015.
How do Eritrea and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Eritrea ranks 171st and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 169th 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