School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): School life expectancy, pre-primary, male was 0.5063 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) is 0.5063 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 0.8074 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1973 years, in 1984.
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 206th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.206 years | 0.1973 years | 0.2186 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.2334 years | 0.2229 years | 0.2504 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3867 years | 0.2801 years | 0.51 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5219 years | 0.3939 years | 0.8074 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4521 years | 0.3608 years | 0.5063 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 31.31 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 29.54 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 0.5063 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8074 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1973 years in 1984.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 206th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release