Bangladesh vs ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Bangladesh
11.12 years
in 2024
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
11.33 years
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
142nd
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank
145th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Bangladesh
  • ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
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How they compare

ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) currently reports 11.33 years against 11.12 years in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.21 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1973 it was ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 142nd and ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 145th of 186 countries.

ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) Difference Ahead
1970s 4.9 years 7.36 years 2.46 years ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
1980s 4.8 years 7.86 years 3.06 years ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
1990s 5.36 years 8.32 years 2.97 years ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
2000s 8.32 years 10.34 years 2.02 years ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
2010s 10.84 years 11.4 years 0.5673 years ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
2020s 11.27 years 11.32 years 0.0534 years ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Bangladesh or ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), at 11.33 years against 11.12 years in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Bangladesh and ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
0.21 years, with ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
27 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 142nd and ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 145th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (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 to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
407 places, 13,852 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release