School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male was 0.7277 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7277 years
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
170th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.7277 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.2808 years
in 1985
Years of data
39
1983–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 0.7277 years. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.7277 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2808 years, in 1985.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.2826 years | — |
| 1984 | 0.2815 years | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2808 years | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2886 years | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2944 years | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2954 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.298 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2982 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2983 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2995 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3031 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3022 years | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.304 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3102 years | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3305 years | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3353 years | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3665 years | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3867 years | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4134 years | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4179 years | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4429 years | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4704 years | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4712 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5028 years | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5025 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5418 years | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6246 years | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6821 years | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5599 years | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6049 years | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.634 years | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6441 years | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6445 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6548 years | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6588 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6183 years | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6875 years | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7228 years | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7277 years | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2834 years | 0.2808 years | 0.2886 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.3003 years | 0.2944 years | 0.3102 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4138 years | 0.3305 years | 0.5028 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6093 years | 0.5025 years | 0.6821 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.683 years | 0.6183 years | 0.7277 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- 167 Jordan 0.7934 years compare
- 168 Saudi Arabia 0.7805 years compare
- 169 South Africa 0.7794 years compare
- 170 Botswana 0.7778 years compare
- 171 Sierra Leone 0.7533 years compare
- 172 Angola 0.7496 years compare
- 173 Cameroon 0.7486 years compare
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7609 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.63 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.7277 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7277 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2808 years in 1985.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan 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