Portugal vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes

Portugal
6.61 years
in 2023
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
5.99 years
in 2024
Portugal rank
47th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
46th

School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time

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

Portugal currently reports 6.61 years against 5.99 years in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 0.62 years.

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

Across all 23 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 47th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 46th of 218 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
2000s 6.84 years 5.62 years 1.22 years Portugal
2010s 6.39 years 5.99 years 0.3967 years Portugal
2020s 6.41 years 6.01 years 0.4057 years Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, Portugal or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
Portugal, at 6.61 years against 5.99 years in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Portugal and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
0.62 years, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Portugal and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
Portugal ranks 47th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 46th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (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, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
439 places, 17,962 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release