Libya vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- Libya
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Libya currently reports 15.2 years against 9.67 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 5.53 years.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 45th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd of 175 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.02 years | 5.59 years | 6.42 years | Libya |
| 1980s | 12.74 years | 7.12 years | 5.62 years | Libya |
| 2000s | 15.22 years | 8.16 years | 7.06 years | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Libya or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Libya, at 15.2 years against 9.67 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2003.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 5.53 years, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2003.
- How do Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Libya ranks 45th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd 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.