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

Sweden
6.54 years
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa
6.07 years
in 2024
Sweden rank
50th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank
48th

School life expectancy, primary, male over time

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

Sweden currently reports 6.54 years against 6.07 years in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 0.47 years.

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

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

Sweden ranks 50th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 48th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden WB: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 6.14 years 5.97 years 0.1704 years Sweden
2010s 6.67 years 6.16 years 0.5103 years Sweden
2020s 6.68 years 6.09 years 0.5829 years Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, Sweden or WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
Sweden, at 6.54 years against 6.07 years in WB: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Sweden and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
0.47 years, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Sweden and WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
Sweden ranks 50th 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