School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male was 0.8854 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8854 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
150th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.8854 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.3498 years
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 0.8854 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.8854 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3498 years, in 1991.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 150th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.3498 years | — |
| 1992 | 0.3535 years | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3528 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3522 years | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3528 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3575 years | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3548 years | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.356 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3597 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3749 years | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3837 years | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4162 years | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4294 years | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4371 years | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4486 years | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4649 years | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4945 years | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.51 years | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5174 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5191 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5245 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6006 years | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6321 years | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6811 years | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7273 years | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.778 years | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.797 years | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7978 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8091 years | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8118 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7977 years | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8654 years | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8815 years | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.8854 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3543 years | 0.3498 years | 0.3597 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4477 years | 0.3749 years | 0.5174 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6866 years | 0.5191 years | 0.8091 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8484 years | 0.7977 years | 0.8854 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- 147 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.08 years compare
- 148 Cambodia 1.07 years compare
- 149 Bangladesh 1.06 years compare
- 150 Marshall Islands 1.05 years compare
- 151 Oman 1.03 years compare
- 152 Lithuania 1.02 years compare
- 153 Bermuda 1.02 years compare
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 121.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.8854 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8854 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3498 years in 1991.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 150th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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