Latvia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
Latvia
15.54 years
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
9.67 years
in 2017
Latvia rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
41st
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- Latvia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 15.54 years against 9.67 years in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 5.87 years.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Latvia ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 41st of 175 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.31 years | 7.02 years | 5.29 years | Latvia |
| 2000s | 14.51 years | 8.58 years | 5.93 years | Latvia |
| 2010s | 15.11 years | 9.73 years | 5.38 years | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Latvia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Latvia, at 15.54 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 Latvia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 5.87 years, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2017.
- How do Latvia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Latvia ranks 38th 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.