Libya vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, primary, male

Libya
6.57 years
in 2006
WB: Sub-saharan Africa
6.07 years
in 2024
Libya rank
48th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank
48th

School life expectancy, primary, male over time

  • Libya
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 6.57 years against 6.07 years in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 0.5 years.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times WB: Sub-saharan Africa's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.

Libya ranks 48th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 48th of 215 countries.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya WB: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 7.24 years 4.4 years 2.84 years Libya
1980s 6.73 years 5.33 years 1.4 years Libya
1990s 7.11 years 5.29 years 1.82 years Libya
2000s 6.54 years 5.86 years 0.6827 years Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, Libya or WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
Libya, at 6.57 years against 6.07 years in WB: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2006.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Libya and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
0.5 years, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2006.
How do Libya and WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
Libya ranks 48th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 48th 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