ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) vs Nigeria: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
10.1 years
in 2021
Nigeria
8.63 years
in 2011
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank
162nd
Nigeria rank
164th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) currently reports 10.1 years against 8.63 years in Nigeria, a difference of 1.47 years.

That makes ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)'s figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Nigeria ahead.

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 162nd and Nigeria ranks 164th of 221 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 7.38 years 7.67 years 0.2912 years Nigeria
1990s 7.74 years 8.18 years 0.44 years Nigeria
2000s 8.41 years 8.94 years 0.5323 years Nigeria
2010s 9.63 years 8.46 years 1.16 years ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) or Nigeria?
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), at 10.1 years against 8.63 years in Nigeria as of 2021.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) and Nigeria?
1.47 years, with ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) and Nigeria?
10 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2011.
How do ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) and Nigeria rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 162nd and Nigeria ranks 164th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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 to tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,739 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release