School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: Africa
UNICEF: Africa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male was 0.7284 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7284 years
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
166th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.7284 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.2676 years
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: Africa, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: Africa stood at 0.7284 years. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: Africa peaked at 0.7284 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2676 years, in 1974.
That places UNICEF: Africa 166th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.2676 years | — |
| 1975 | 0.2724 years | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2787 years | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2847 years | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2898 years | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.295 years | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3012 years | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3078 years | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2991 years | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2954 years | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2977 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3008 years | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3039 years | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3016 years | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3048 years | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3064 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3072 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3107 years | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3136 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3131 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3142 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3169 years | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3206 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3207 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3256 years | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3276 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3461 years | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3488 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3774 years | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3929 years | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4165 years | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4237 years | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.45 years | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4732 years | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4795 years | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5197 years | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5253 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5557 years | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6232 years | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6716 years | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.571 years | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6101 years | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.634 years | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6439 years | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6432 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6552 years | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6624 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6208 years | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6796 years | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7179 years | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7284 years | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2814 years | 0.2676 years | 0.295 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.3019 years | 0.2954 years | 0.3078 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.317 years | 0.3072 years | 0.3276 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4228 years | 0.3461 years | 0.5197 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6133 years | 0.5253 years | 0.6716 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6818 years | 0.6208 years | 0.7284 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Africa
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 92.95 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: Africa?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: Africa was 0.7284 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7284 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2676 years in 1974.
- How does UNICEF: Africa rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- UNICEF: Africa ranks 166th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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