Bangladesh vs SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male

Bangladesh
6.96 years
in 2024
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
7.85 years
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
182nd
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
179th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
02468199720102024

How they compare

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 7.85 years against 6.96 years in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.89 years.

That makes SDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 182nd and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 179th of 200 countries.

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh SDG: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 6.35 years 7.68 years 1.33 years SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 7.18 years 7.89 years 0.7156 years SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 7.04 years 7.85 years 0.8077 years SDG: 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, male, Bangladesh or SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 7.85 years against 6.96 years in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male between Bangladesh and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
0.89 years, with SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
Bangladesh ranks 182nd and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 179th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (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, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,266 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release