Nicaragua vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, primary, male

Nicaragua
6.67 years
in 2023
WB: Sub-saharan Africa
6.07 years
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
46th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank
48th

School life expectancy, primary, male over time

  • Nicaragua
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 6.67 years against 6.07 years in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 0.6 years.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times WB: Sub-saharan Africa'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 ranks 48th of 215 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 4 and WB: Sub-saharan Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua WB: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 4.29 years 4.38 years 0.0872 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 5.13 years 5.21 years 0.0868 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 5.73 years 4.97 years 0.7594 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 0.5954 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?
Nicaragua, at 6.67 years against 6.07 years in WB: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Nicaragua and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
0.6 years, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
Nicaragua ranks 46th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 48th 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

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