Iceland vs SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: School life expectancy, tertiary, male

Iceland
2.38 years
in 2023
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
2.28 years
in 2024
Iceland rank
76th
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank
78th

School life expectancy, tertiary, male over time

  • Iceland
  • SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
0.511.522.53197119972024

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 2.38 years against 2.28 years in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, a difference of 0.1 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1973 it was SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ahead.

Iceland ranks 76th and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 78th of 191 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 5 and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8838 years 0.9568 years 0.073 years SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
1980s 1.02 years 0.9854 years 0.0379 years Iceland
1990s 1.35 years 0.9928 years 0.3552 years Iceland
2000s 2.24 years 1.24 years 1 years Iceland
2010s 2.82 years 1.91 years 0.905 years Iceland
2020s 2.56 years 2.27 years 0.2866 years Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, male, Iceland or SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
Iceland, at 2.38 years against 2.28 years in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, male between Iceland and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
0.1 years, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Iceland and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
Iceland ranks 76th and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 78th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Iceland vs SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: School life expectancy, tertiary, male. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/school-life-expectancy-tertiary-male-years-2/iceland/sdg-northern-africa-and-western-asia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/school-life-expectancy-tertiary-male-years-2/iceland/sdg-northern-africa-and-western-asia/">Iceland vs SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: School life expectancy, tertiary, male</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
412 places, 14,076 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release