Israel vs Sub-Saharan Africa: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
Israel
15.55 years
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
9.67 years
in 2017
Israel rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
41st
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- Israel
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Israel currently reports 15.55 years against 9.67 years in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 5.88 years.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 41st of 175 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.13 years | 5.85 years | 6.28 years | Israel |
| 1980s | 12.89 years | 7.02 years | 5.87 years | Israel |
| 1990s | 13.51 years | 6.9 years | 6.61 years | Israel |
| 2000s | 15.45 years | 8.58 years | 6.87 years | Israel |
| 2010s | 15.62 years | 9.73 years | 5.89 years | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Israel or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Israel, at 15.55 years against 9.67 years in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Israel and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 5.88 years, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2017.
- How do Israel and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Israel ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 41st of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 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
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.