Albania vs ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Albania
9.81 years
in 2024
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
9.04 years
in 2024
Albania rank
49th
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank
48th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Albania
  • ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
0246810199720102024

How they compare

Albania currently reports 9.81 years against 9.04 years in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), a difference of 0.77 years.

That makes Albania's figure about 1.1 times ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Albania ahead.

Albania ranks 49th and ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 48th of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 2 and ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) Difference Ahead
1990s 8.12 years 7.38 years 0.7456 years Albania
2000s 8.4 years 8.31 years 0.0952 years Albania
2010s 9.19 years 9.35 years 0.1677 years ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
2020s 8.93 years 9.07 years 0.1362 years ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Albania or ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
Albania, at 9.81 years against 9.04 years in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Albania and ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
0.77 years, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Albania and ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Albania ranks 49th and ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 48th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,349 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release