School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male was 1.02 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.02 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
137th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.02 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.3893 years
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa recorded 1.02 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 1.02 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3893 years, in 1990.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 137th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3893 years | — |
| 1991 | 0.3928 years | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3975 years | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3972 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3972 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3989 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4043 years | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4017 years | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.404 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4105 years | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4279 years | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4374 years | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.472 years | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4867 years | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.495 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5073 years | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5249 years | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5579 years | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5737 years | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5799 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5858 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5914 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6797 years | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7182 years | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7766 years | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8321 years | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8922 years | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9152 years | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9166 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9295 years | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9319 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9109 years | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9917 years | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 1.01 years | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 1.02 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3993 years | 0.3893 years | 0.4105 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5063 years | 0.4279 years | 0.5799 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7837 years | 0.5858 years | 0.9295 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9722 years | 0.9109 years | 1.02 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- 134 Saint Lucia 1.38 years compare
- 135 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.35 years compare
- 136 Sri Lanka 1.32 years compare
- 137 Puerto Rico 1.3 years compare
- 138 Ethiopia 1.29 years compare
- 139 Comoros 1.29 years compare
- 140 Panama 1.24 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 1.02 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3893 years in 1990.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 137th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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