Kenya vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes
Kenya
4.9 years
in 2023
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
4.25 years
in 2024
Kenya rank
142nd
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
144th
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time
- Kenya
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 4.9 years against 4.25 years in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 0.65 years.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1970 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
Kenya ranks 142nd and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 144th of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.48 years | 1.77 years | 0.2904 years | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 2.33 years | 2.39 years | 0.0521 years | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 2.46 years | 3.04 years | 0.5781 years | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 2.88 years | 3.14 years | 0.2606 years | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 4.37 years | 3.65 years | 0.7144 years | Kenya |
| 2020s | 4.85 years | 4.05 years | 0.8077 years | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Kenya or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Kenya, at 4.9 years against 4.25 years in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Kenya and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 0.65 years, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Kenya ranks 142nd and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 144th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (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