School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male was 0.7232 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7232 years
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
176th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.7232 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.2783 years
in 1985
Years of data
40
1983–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 0.7232 years. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.7232 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2783 years, in 1985.
That places UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 176th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.2802 years | — |
| 1984 | 0.2791 years | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2783 years | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2866 years | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2915 years | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2927 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2938 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2965 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2968 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2968 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.298 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3019 years | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3008 years | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3027 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3092 years | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3306 years | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3356 years | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3679 years | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3868 years | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4147 years | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4194 years | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4435 years | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4728 years | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4708 years | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4957 years | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5006 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5389 years | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6221 years | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6842 years | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5528 years | -19.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5977 years | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.629 years | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6378 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6374 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6471 years | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6512 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6087 years | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 0.681 years | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 0.718 years | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7232 years | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2831 years | 0.2783 years | 0.2915 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.2989 years | 0.2927 years | 0.3092 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4138 years | 0.3306 years | 0.4957 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6048 years | 0.5006 years | 0.6842 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6764 years | 0.6087 years | 0.7232 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.24 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.91 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.7232 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7232 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2783 years in 1985.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 176th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 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