School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years) in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years) was 7.95 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.95 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
160th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.05 years
in 2013
All-time low
6.08 years
in 1996
Years of data
30
1995–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) stood at 7.95 years.
The figure is down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 8.05 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.08 years, in 1996.
That places ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 160th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years) in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.13 years | — |
| 1996 | 6.08 years | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 6.27 years | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 6.45 years | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 6.54 years | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 6.7 years | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 6.77 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 6.98 years | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 7.14 years | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 7.34 years | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 7.57 years | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 7.69 years | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 7.68 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 7.78 years | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 7.85 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 7.89 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 8 years | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 8.01 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 8.05 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 8 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 7.89 years | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 7.92 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 7.94 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 7.96 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 8 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 8.05 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 7.92 years | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 7.89 years | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 7.95 years | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 7.95 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.29 years | 6.08 years | 6.54 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.35 years | 6.7 years | 7.85 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.97 years | 7.89 years | 8.05 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.95 years | 7.89 years | 8.05 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 7.95 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.05 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.08 years in 1996.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 160th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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