MDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Nepal: School life expectancy, primary, male

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
6.06 years
in 2024
Nepal
6.52 years
in 2025
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
50th
Nepal rank
52nd

School life expectancy, primary, male over time

  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Nepal
2468197019972025

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 6.52 years against 6.06 years in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 0.46 years.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 50th and Nepal ranks 52nd of 221 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Nepal Difference Ahead
1970s 3.99 years 2.09 years 1.9 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 5.23 years 5.55 years 0.3176 years Nepal
1990s 4.92 years 6.71 years 1.79 years Nepal
2000s 5.91 years 6.34 years 0.4257 years Nepal
2010s 6.17 years 6.92 years 0.7523 years Nepal
2020s 6.09 years 6.1 years 0.0039 years Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Nepal?
Nepal, at 6.52 years against 6.06 years in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Nepal?
0.46 years, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Nepal?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Nepal rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 50th and Nepal ranks 52nd of 221 groups.
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