Bhutan vs WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: School life expectancy, primary, male

Bhutan
7.48 years
in 2024
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
6.41 years
in 2024
Bhutan rank
19th
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank
21st

School life expectancy, primary, male over time

  • Bhutan
  • WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 7.48 years against 6.41 years in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 1.07 years.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.2 times WB: Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1970 it was WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Bhutan ranks 19th and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 21st of 215 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan WB: Africa Eastern and Southern Difference Ahead
1970s 2.45 years 4.78 years 2.33 years WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 4.48 years 5.28 years 0.7987 years WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 4.85 years 5.02 years 0.1708 years WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 6.38 years 6.16 years 0.2275 years Bhutan
2010s 7.08 years 6.65 years 0.4297 years Bhutan
2020s 7.05 years 6.54 years 0.5092 years Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, Bhutan or WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
Bhutan, at 7.48 years against 6.41 years in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Bhutan and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
1.07 years, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
Bhutan ranks 19th and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 21st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, 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, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
436 places, 17,327 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release