ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) vs Nigeria: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male

ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
8.97 years
in 2022
Nigeria
8.27 years
in 2023
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank
187th
Nigeria rank
189th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male over time

  • ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
  • Nigeria
46810197019962023

How they compare

ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) currently reports 8.97 years against 8.27 years in Nigeria, a difference of 0.7 years.

That makes ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)'s figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1970 it was ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ahead.

ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 187th and Nigeria ranks 189th of 221 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 5.26 years 4.86 years 0.408 years ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
1980s 6.44 years 8.53 years 2.09 years Nigeria
1990s 5.99 years 7.55 years 1.56 years Nigeria
2000s 7.86 years 8.16 years 0.2908 years Nigeria
2010s 8.84 years 7.94 years 0.8977 years ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
2020s 9.32 years 7.77 years 1.54 years ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male, ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) or Nigeria?
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), at 8.97 years against 8.27 years in Nigeria as of 2022.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male between ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) and Nigeria?
0.7 years, with ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) and Nigeria?
35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) and Nigeria rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 187th and Nigeria ranks 189th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and 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 secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 15,514 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release