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

Samoa
0.8858 years
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa
0.73 years
in 2024
Samoa rank
169th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank
170th

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

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

Samoa currently reports 0.8858 years against 0.73 years in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 0.1558 years.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 169th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 170th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa WB: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3539 years 0.2712 years 0.0827 years Samoa
1990s 0.668 years 0.298 years 0.37 years Samoa
2000s 0.9003 years 0.4188 years 0.4816 years Samoa
2010s 0.7363 years 0.6008 years 0.1356 years Samoa
2020s 0.7874 years 0.6836 years 0.1038 years Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, Samoa or WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
Samoa, at 0.8858 years against 0.73 years in WB: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between Samoa and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
0.1558 years, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
28 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Samoa and WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
Samoa ranks 169th 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