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

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
8.95 years
in 2024
Pakistan
7.81 years
in 2024
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
192nd
Pakistan rank
192nd

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male over time

  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 8.95 years against 7.81 years in Pakistan, a difference of 1.14 years.

That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 192nd and Pakistan ranks 192nd of 221 groups.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 5.48 years 4.99 years 0.4858 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 6.84 years 4.99 years 1.84 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 6.41 years 5.34 years 1.08 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 8.48 years 6.14 years 2.34 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 8.91 years 6.66 years 2.24 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 8.96 years 7.66 years 1.29 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 secondary, male, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Pakistan?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 8.95 years against 7.81 years in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male between MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Pakistan?
1.14 years, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Pakistan?
38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Pakistan rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 192nd and Pakistan ranks 192nd 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