Angola vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes

Angola
8.61 years
in 2023
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
8.78 years
in 2024
Angola rank
188th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
188th

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

  • Angola
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 8.78 years against 8.61 years in Angola, a difference of 0.17 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.

Angola ranks 188th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 188th of 213 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 3 and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 3.18 years 4.33 years 1.15 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1980s 5.24 years 6.09 years 0.847 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1990s 3.83 years 5.96 years 2.13 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2000s 8.68 years 8.09 years 0.5898 years Angola
2010s 9.44 years 8.35 years 1.09 years Angola
2020s 8.84 years 8.77 years 0.0637 years Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Angola or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 8.78 years against 8.61 years in Angola as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Angola and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
0.17 years, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
23 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Angola and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Angola ranks 188th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 188th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and 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 secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 16,437 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release