ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) vs Nigeria: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
9.55 years
in 2016
Nigeria
8.15 years
in 2011
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank
171st
Nigeria rank
172nd

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

  • ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) currently reports 9.55 years against 8.15 years in Nigeria, a difference of 1.4 years.

That makes ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)'s figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1977 it was ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ahead.

ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 171st and Nigeria ranks 172nd of 221 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 5.74 years 5.22 years 0.5172 years ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
1980s 6.62 years 7.61 years 0.9927 years Nigeria
1990s 7.11 years 7.41 years 0.3018 years Nigeria
2000s 7.7 years 8.04 years 0.3384 years Nigeria
2010s 9.22 years 8.01 years 1.2 years ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) or Nigeria?
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), at 9.55 years against 8.15 years in Nigeria as of 2016.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) and Nigeria?
1.4 years, with ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) and Nigeria?
20 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2011.
How do ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) and Nigeria rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 171st and Nigeria ranks 172nd of 221 groups.
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