ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) vs Yemen: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
7.65 years
in 2024
Yemen
6.22 years
in 2016
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank
189th
Yemen rank
192nd

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

  • ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
  • Yemen
02468199720102024

How they compare

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) currently reports 7.65 years against 6.22 years in Yemen, a difference of 1.43 years.

That makes ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)'s figure about 1.2 times Yemen's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has been ahead every year.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 189th and Yemen ranks 192nd of 221 groups.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 5.73 years 5.32 years 0.4066 years ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2000s 6.58 years 5.92 years 0.6621 years ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2010s 7.52 years 6.34 years 1.19 years ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) or Yemen?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), at 7.65 years against 6.22 years in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Yemen?
1.43 years, with ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Yemen?
12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Yemen rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 189th and Yemen ranks 192nd of 221 groups.
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