Eswatini vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes

Eswatini
0.8458 years
in 2015
WB: Sub-saharan Africa
0.73 years
in 2024
Eswatini rank
172nd
WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank
170th

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes over time

  • Eswatini
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 0.8458 years against 0.73 years in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 0.1158 years.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.2 times WB: Sub-saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1976 it was WB: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.

Eswatini ranks 172nd and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 170th of 213 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and WB: Sub-saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini WB: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0924 years 0.2803 years 0.1879 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 0.4954 years 0.2951 years 0.2002 years Eswatini
2010s 0.7972 years 0.5513 years 0.246 years Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, Eswatini or WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
Eswatini, at 0.8458 years against 0.73 years in WB: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2015.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between Eswatini and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
0.1158 years, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
7 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2015.
How do Eswatini and WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
Eswatini ranks 172nd and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 170th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, 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, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release