Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs United Kingdom: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
13.14 years
in 2018
United Kingdom
16.76 years
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
21st
United Kingdom rank
19th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 16.76 years against 13.14 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 3.62 years.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 42 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 21st and United Kingdom ranks 19th of 45 groups.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 8.86 years 12.91 years 4.04 years United Kingdom
1980s 10.38 years 13.21 years 2.82 years United Kingdom
1990s 10.8 years 14.54 years 3.74 years United Kingdom
2000s 11.69 years 15.72 years 4.03 years United Kingdom
2010s 12.78 years 16.43 years 3.65 years United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 16.76 years against 13.14 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and United Kingdom?
3.62 years, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and United Kingdom?
42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and United Kingdom rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 21st and United Kingdom ranks 19th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.