Nicaragua vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary, male
Nicaragua
6.67 years
in 2023
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
6.07 years
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
46th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
47th
School life expectancy, primary, male over time
- Nicaragua
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 6.67 years against 6.07 years in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 0.6 years.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 46th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 47th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 4 and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.29 years | 4.38 years | 0.087 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 5.13 years | 5.21 years | 0.0867 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 5.73 years | 4.97 years | 0.7595 years | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 7.08 years | 5.88 years | 1.2 years | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 7.29 years | 6.18 years | 1.11 years | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 6.64 years | 6.05 years | 0.5953 years | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, Nicaragua or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Nicaragua, at 6.67 years against 6.07 years in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Nicaragua and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 0.6 years, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Nicaragua ranks 46th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 47th 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
February 2026 Data Release