Pakistan vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male

Pakistan
7.81 years
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
8.96 years
in 2024
Pakistan rank
192nd
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
190th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male over time

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

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 8.96 years against 7.81 years in Pakistan, a difference of 1.15 years.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Pakistan ranks 192nd and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 190th of 208 countries.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 4.99 years 5.48 years 0.4867 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1980s 4.99 years 6.84 years 1.85 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1990s 5.34 years 6.41 years 1.08 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2000s 6.14 years 8.48 years 2.34 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 6.66 years 8.91 years 2.25 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 7.66 years 8.96 years 1.3 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, Pakistan or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 8.96 years against 7.81 years in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male between Pakistan and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
1.15 years, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Pakistan and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
Pakistan ranks 192nd 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

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