School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) was 0.4252 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.4252 years
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
216th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.4452 years
in 2016
All-time low
0.069 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) stood at 0.4252 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 0.4452 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.069 years, in 1971.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 216th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0695 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.069 years | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0741 years | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0765 years | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0803 years | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0841 years | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0873 years | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0899 years | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0902 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1011 years | +12.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1076 years | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1137 years | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1124 years | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1155 years | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1354 years | +17.3% |
| 1985 | 0.151 years | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 0.16 years | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1648 years | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.176 years | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1742 years | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1722 years | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.168 years | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1624 years | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1563 years | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1506 years | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1468 years | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1395 years | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1355 years | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1379 years | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1541 years | +11.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1677 years | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1704 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1822 years | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1893 years | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2293 years | +21.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2447 years | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2498 years | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2637 years | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3003 years | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3108 years | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3383 years | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3564 years | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3835 years | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.397 years | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4065 years | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4302 years | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4452 years | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4203 years | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4112 years | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4181 years | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.414 years | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4069 years | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4163 years | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4224 years | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4252 years | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0822 years | 0.069 years | 0.1011 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1411 years | 0.1076 years | 0.176 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1523 years | 0.1355 years | 0.1722 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2308 years | 0.1677 years | 0.3108 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4007 years | 0.3383 years | 0.4452 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.417 years | 0.4069 years | 0.4252 years | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 229,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 0.4252 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4452 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.069 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 216th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release