Puerto Rico vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes

Puerto Rico
4.91 years
in 2024
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
4.25 years
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
141st
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
144th

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 4.91 years against 4.25 years in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 0.66 years.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.2 times WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Puerto Rico ranks 141st and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 144th of 214 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
2000s 5.32 years 3.34 years 1.97 years Puerto Rico
2010s 5.36 years 3.58 years 1.78 years Puerto Rico
2020s 5.78 years 4.2 years 1.57 years Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Puerto Rico or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
Puerto Rico, at 4.91 years against 4.25 years in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Puerto Rico and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
0.66 years, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
11 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
How do Puerto Rico and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Puerto Rico ranks 141st 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 16,501 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release