Eswatini, Kingdom of vs Sub-Saharan Africa: School life expectancy, primary, male

Eswatini, Kingdom of
8.59 years
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
6.33 years
in 2019
Eswatini, Kingdom of rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st

School life expectancy, primary, male over time

  • Eswatini, Kingdom of
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Eswatini, Kingdom of currently reports 8.59 years against 6.33 years in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 2.26 years.

That makes Eswatini, Kingdom of's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Eswatini, Kingdom of has been ahead every year.

Eswatini, Kingdom of ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Eswatini, Kingdom of has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini, Kingdom of Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 6.67 years 4.34 years 2.33 years Eswatini, Kingdom of
1980s 6.84 years 5.25 years 1.59 years Eswatini, Kingdom of
1990s 7.25 years 5.05 years 2.21 years Eswatini, Kingdom of
2000s 8.17 years 6.08 years 2.08 years Eswatini, Kingdom of
2010s 9.04 years 6.37 years 2.67 years Eswatini, Kingdom of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, Eswatini, Kingdom of or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Eswatini, Kingdom of, at 8.59 years against 6.33 years in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Eswatini, Kingdom of and Sub-Saharan Africa?
2.26 years, with Eswatini, Kingdom of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini, Kingdom of and Sub-Saharan Africa?
48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Eswatini, Kingdom of and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
Eswatini, Kingdom of ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,331 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.