School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male was 0.4403 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.4403 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
212th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.6453 years
in 2013
All-time low
0.1415 years
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UNICEF: West and Central Africa recorded 0.4403 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 0.6453 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1415 years, in 1972.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 212th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.1415 years | — |
| 1973 | 0.1415 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1442 years | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1474 years | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1516 years | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1574 years | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1633 years | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.168 years | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1733 years | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1719 years | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1679 years | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1662 years | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1659 years | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.168 years | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1711 years | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1794 years | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1848 years | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1835 years | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.188 years | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1858 years | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1866 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1882 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1892 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1899 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1918 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1927 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1952 years | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2015 years | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2254 years | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2256 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2535 years | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2803 years | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3278 years | +16.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3248 years | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3578 years | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 0.38 years | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3654 years | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4233 years | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4172 years | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.491 years | +17.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5685 years | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6453 years | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3475 years | -46.2% |
| 2015 | 0.385 years | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3857 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3849 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3865 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3949 years | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3991 years | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3376 years | -15.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3913 years | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4388 years | +12.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4403 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1519 years | 0.1415 years | 0.168 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.1732 years | 0.1659 years | 0.1848 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1909 years | 0.1858 years | 0.2015 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3164 years | 0.2254 years | 0.4233 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4407 years | 0.3475 years | 0.6453 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4014 years | 0.3376 years | 0.4403 years | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5737 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9224 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5411 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.11 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 0.4403 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6453 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1415 years in 1972.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 212th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: West and Central 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