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

Eritrea
7.01 years
in 2015
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
9.14 years
in 2017
Eritrea rank
171st
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank
173rd

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

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

WB: Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 9.14 years against 7.01 years in Eritrea, a difference of 2.13 years.

That makes WB: Africa Eastern and Southern'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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Eritrea ranks 171st and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 173rd of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea WB: Africa Eastern and Southern Difference Ahead
1990s 5.86 years 5.94 years 0.0796 years WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 6.96 years 7.01 years 0.0491 years WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 6.97 years 8.83 years 1.86 years WB: Africa Eastern and Southern

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Eritrea or WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, at 9.14 years against 7.01 years in Eritrea as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Eritrea and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
2.13 years, with WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
11 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2015.
How do Eritrea and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Eritrea ranks 171st and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 173rd 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