Estonia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- Estonia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 15.91 years against 9.26 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 6.65 years.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 183 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.22 years | 6.14 years | 7.08 years | Estonia |
| 1990s | 13.18 years | 6.25 years | 6.93 years | Estonia |
| 2000s | 15.82 years | 7.9 years | 7.92 years | Estonia |
| 2010s | 16.28 years | 9.24 years | 7.04 years | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Estonia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Estonia, at 15.91 years against 9.26 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Estonia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 6.65 years, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2017.
- How do Estonia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Estonia ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 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
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.