School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male was 0.4923 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.4923 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
209th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.7513 years
in 2013
All-time low
0.1606 years
in 1973
Years of data
49
1972–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in WB: Africa Western and Central, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in WB: Africa Western and Central is 0.4923 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.7513 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1606 years, in 1973.
WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 209th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.1607 years | — |
| 1973 | 0.1606 years | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1638 years | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1906 years | +16.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1967 years | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1946 years | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1897 years | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1882 years | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1882 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.191 years | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1947 years | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2045 years | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2114 years | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2106 years | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2163 years | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2141 years | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2154 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2173 years | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2188 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2203 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2226 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.224 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2273 years | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2365 years | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2649 years | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2644 years | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2941 years | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3247 years | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3796 years | +16.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3743 years | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4118 years | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4364 years | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4166 years | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4822 years | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4792 years | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5661 years | +18.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6582 years | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7513 years | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3936 years | -47.6% |
| 2015 | 0.438 years | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4377 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4354 years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4358 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4439 years | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4471 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3654 years | -18.3% |
| 2022 | 0.431 years | +18.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4892 years | +13.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4923 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1689 years | 0.1606 years | 0.1906 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.197 years | 0.1882 years | 0.2114 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2213 years | 0.2141 years | 0.2365 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3649 years | 0.2644 years | 0.4822 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5039 years | 0.3936 years | 0.7513 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.445 years | 0.3654 years | 0.4923 years | 5 |
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8839 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.36 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in WB: Africa Western and Central was 0.4923 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7513 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1606 years in 1973.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 209th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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