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

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
6.06 years
in 2024
Sweden
6.54 years
in 2024
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
50th
Sweden rank
50th

School life expectancy, primary, male over time

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

Sweden currently reports 6.54 years against 6.06 years in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 0.48 years.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sweden ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 5.97 years 6.14 years 0.1734 years Sweden
2010s 6.16 years 6.67 years 0.5129 years Sweden
2020s 6.09 years 6.68 years 0.5848 years Sweden

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 Sweden?
Sweden, at 6.54 years against 6.06 years in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Sweden?
0.48 years, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Sweden?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Sweden rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 50th and Sweden ranks 50th 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