School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 7.89 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
7.89 years
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
170th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.29 years
in 2020
All-time low
5.03 years
in 1994
Years of data
30
1993–2022
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1993–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) recorded 7.89 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 8.29 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.03 years, in 1994.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 170th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 5.03 years | — |
| 1994 | 5.03 years | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 5.19 years | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 5.24 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 5.59 years | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 5.87 years | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 5.78 years | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 6.01 years | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 6.24 years | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 6.53 years | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 6.91 years | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 7.11 years | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 7.39 years | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 7.61 years | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 7.87 years | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 8.13 years | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 8.07 years | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 8 years | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 8.02 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 7.98 years | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 7.86 years | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 7.83 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 7.64 years | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 7.79 years | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 7.95 years | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 8.09 years | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 8.18 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 8.29 years | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 7.95 years | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 7.89 years | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.39 years | 5.03 years | 5.87 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 7.19 years | 6.01 years | 8.13 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.93 years | 7.64 years | 8.18 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.04 years | 7.89 years | 8.29 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- 167 Puerto Rico 7.8 years compare
- 168 El Salvador 7.71 years compare
- 169 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 7.68 years compare
- 170 Romania 7.63 years compare
- 171 Gambia 7.5 years compare
- 172 San Marino 7.46 years compare
- 173 Angola 7.42 years compare
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.55 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.00 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.5 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 7.89 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.29 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.03 years in 1994.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release