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

Eritrea
0.1601 years
in 2016
WB: Sub-saharan Africa
0.4688 years
in 2021
Eritrea rank
191st
WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank
191st

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Eritrea
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa
0.10.20.30.40.5197019952021

How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 0.4688 years against 0.1601 years in Eritrea, a difference of 0.3087 years.

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

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

Eritrea ranks 191st and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 191st of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea WB: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0827 years 0.191 years 0.1084 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 0.129 years 0.271 years 0.142 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 0.19 years 0.4305 years 0.2405 years WB: 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa, at 0.4688 years against 0.1601 years in Eritrea as of 2021.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Eritrea and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
0.3087 years, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
13 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2016.
How do Eritrea and WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
Eritrea ranks 191st and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 191st 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