Bulgaria vs MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male

Bulgaria
6.77 years
in 2024
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
7.76 years
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
186th
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
189th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
02468199720102024

How they compare

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 7.76 years against 6.77 years in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.99 years.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 186th and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 189th of 200 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 8.15 years 7.27 years 0.8865 years Bulgaria
2010s 7.57 years 7.82 years 0.2458 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 6.85 years 7.76 years 0.9165 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, male, Bulgaria or MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 7.76 years against 6.77 years in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male between Bulgaria and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
0.99 years, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
Bulgaria ranks 186th and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 189th 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