Eritrea vs MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes

Eritrea
0.1601 years
in 2016
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
0.4686 years
in 2021
Eritrea rank
191st
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
194th

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Eritrea
  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
0.10.20.30.40.5197019952021

How they compare

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 0.4686 years against 0.1601 years in Eritrea, a difference of 0.3085 years.

That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 2.9 times Eritrea's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 191st and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 194th of 196 countries.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0827 years 0.1909 years 0.1082 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 0.129 years 0.2708 years 0.1418 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 0.19 years 0.4303 years 0.2403 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Eritrea or MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 0.4686 years against 0.1601 years in Eritrea as of 2021.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Eritrea and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
0.3085 years, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
13 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2016.
How do Eritrea and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
Eritrea ranks 191st and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 194th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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, tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
417 places, 15,076 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release