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

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
6.06 years
in 2024
Saint Helena
6.53 years
in 1998
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
50th
Saint Helena rank
51st

School life expectancy, primary, male over time

  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Saint Helena
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How they compare

Saint Helena currently reports 6.53 years against 6.06 years in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 0.47 years.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1979 it was MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 50th and Saint Helena ranks 51st of 221 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa averaged higher in 2 and Saint Helena in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Saint Helena Difference Ahead
1970s 5.13 years 4.86 years 0.2629 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 5.39 years 4.6 years 0.7873 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 5.23 years 6.53 years 1.3 years Saint Helena

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 Saint Helena?
Saint Helena, at 6.53 years against 6.06 years in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa as of 1998.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Saint Helena?
0.47 years, with Saint Helena ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Saint Helena?
8 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 1998.
How do MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Saint Helena rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 50th and Saint Helena ranks 51st 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