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

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
7.76 years
in 2024
Yemen
6.74 years
in 2016
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
189th
Yemen rank
187th

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

  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Yemen
02468199720102024

How they compare

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 7.76 years against 6.74 years in Yemen, a difference of 1.02 years.

That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 1.2 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Yemen ahead.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 189th and Yemen ranks 187th of 221 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 6.28 years 7.03 years 0.7436 years Yemen
2000s 7.1 years 7.12 years 0.0226 years Yemen
2010s 7.83 years 7.03 years 0.8085 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, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Yemen?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 7.76 years against 6.74 years in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male between MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Yemen?
1.02 years, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Yemen?
12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Yemen rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 189th and Yemen ranks 187th of 221 groups.
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