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

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
6.06 years
in 2024
Portugal
6.6 years
in 2023
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
50th
Portugal rank
47th

School life expectancy, primary, male over time

  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 6.6 years against 6.06 years in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 0.54 years.

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

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

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 50th and Portugal ranks 47th of 221 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 5.97 years 6.96 years 0.9968 years Portugal
2010s 6.16 years 6.47 years 0.3116 years Portugal
2020s 6.1 years 6.43 years 0.3336 years Portugal

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 Portugal?
Portugal, at 6.6 years against 6.06 years in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Portugal?
0.54 years, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Portugal?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Portugal rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 50th and Portugal ranks 47th 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