Uganda vs WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: School life expectancy, primary, male

Uganda
7.4 years
in 2017
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
6.41 years
in 2024
Uganda rank
21st
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank
21st

School life expectancy, primary, male over time

  • Uganda
  • WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 7.4 years against 6.41 years in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.99 years.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times WB: Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1970 it was WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Uganda ranks 21st and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 21st of 215 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 3 and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Uganda WB: Africa Eastern and Southern Difference Ahead
1970s 3.55 years 4.79 years 1.24 years WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 5.15 years 5.27 years 0.1161 years WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 6.56 years 5.01 years 1.56 years Uganda
2000s 9.43 years 6.16 years 3.28 years Uganda
2010s 7.92 years 6.64 years 1.28 years Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, Uganda or WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
Uganda, at 7.4 years against 6.41 years in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Uganda and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
0.99 years, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Uganda and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
Uganda ranks 21st and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 21st 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