El Salvador vs UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male

El Salvador
9.16 years
in 2024
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
9.05 years
in 2024
El Salvador rank
181st
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank
182nd

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male over time

  • El Salvador
  • UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 9.16 years against 9.05 years in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 0.11 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 181st and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 182nd of 208 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador UIS: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 7.21 years 5.44 years 1.77 years El Salvador
1980s 7.96 years 6.91 years 1.05 years El Salvador
1990s 8.73 years 6.69 years 2.03 years El Salvador
2000s 11.06 years 8.07 years 2.99 years El Salvador
2010s 10.45 years 9.01 years 1.44 years El Salvador
2020s 9.16 years 9.07 years 0.0894 years El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male, El Salvador or UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
El Salvador, at 9.16 years against 9.05 years in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male between El Salvador and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
0.11 years, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
El Salvador ranks 181st and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 182nd of 208 countries.
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