MDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Nigeria: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
7.55 years
in 2024
Nigeria
6.97 years
in 2023
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
178th
Nigeria rank
178th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female over time

  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Nigeria
02468199720102024

How they compare

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 7.55 years against 6.97 years in Nigeria, a difference of 0.58 years.

That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Nigeria ahead.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 178th and Nigeria ranks 178th of 221 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 5.2 years 5.81 years 0.6037 years Nigeria
2000s 6.21 years 6.08 years 0.1324 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 7.24 years 6.22 years 1.02 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 7.49 years 6.63 years 0.8561 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Nigeria?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 7.55 years against 6.97 years in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female between MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Nigeria?
0.58 years, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Nigeria?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Nigeria rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 178th and Nigeria ranks 178th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (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, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,261 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release