School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 7.76 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.76 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
189th
of 221 groups
All-time high
7.91 years
in 2013
All-time low
5.98 years
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 7.76 years.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 7.91 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.98 years, in 1997.
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 189th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5.98 years | — |
| 1998 | 6.19 years | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 6.28 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 6.46 years | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 6.55 years | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 6.78 years | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 6.98 years | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 7.23 years | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 7.42 years | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 7.56 years | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 7.54 years | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 7.66 years | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 7.71 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 7.75 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 7.88 years | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 7.87 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 7.91 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 7.87 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 7.73 years | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 7.76 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 7.78 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 7.79 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 7.84 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 7.87 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 7.72 years | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 7.72 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.75 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 7.76 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.15 years | 5.98 years | 6.28 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.19 years | 6.46 years | 7.71 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.82 years | 7.73 years | 7.91 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.76 years | 7.72 years | 7.87 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa was 7.76 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.91 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.98 years in 1997.
- How does UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 189th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa 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