Eritrea vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male
Eritrea
8.32 years
in 2022
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
8.96 years
in 2024
Eritrea rank
187th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
190th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male over time
- Eritrea
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 8.96 years against 8.32 years in Eritrea, a difference of 0.64 years.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1993 it was WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
Eritrea ranks 187th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 190th of 208 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.16 years | 6.57 years | 0.5883 years | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 9.6 years | 7.96 years | 1.64 years | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 8.36 years | 8.91 years | 0.5471 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 8.32 years | 8.91 years | 0.5867 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male, Eritrea or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 8.96 years against 8.32 years in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male between Eritrea and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 0.64 years, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Eritrea and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Eritrea ranks 187th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 190th 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
February 2026 Data Release