School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 9.12 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.12 years
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
176th
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.16 years
in 2014
All-time low
6.09 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) stood at 9.12 years.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 10.16 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.09 years, in 1970.
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 176th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.09 years | — |
| 1971 | 6.1 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 6.15 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 6.24 years | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 6.54 years | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 6.65 years | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 6.79 years | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 6.89 years | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 7.04 years | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 7.06 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 7.17 years | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 7.26 years | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 7.38 years | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 7.59 years | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 7.61 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 7.65 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 7.78 years | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 7.89 years | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 8.18 years | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 7.73 years | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 7.92 years | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 7.86 years | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 7.38 years | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 7.24 years | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 7.07 years | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 7 years | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 6.74 years | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 6.94 years | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 7.14 years | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 7.02 years | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 7.31 years | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 8.06 years | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 8.06 years | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.03 years | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 8.07 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 8.07 years | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.91 years | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 8.27 years | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 8.81 years | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 9.15 years | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 9.37 years | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 9.69 years | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 9.81 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 10.04 years | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 10.16 years | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 10.06 years | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 9.97 years | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 9.39 years | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 9.18 years | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 9.08 years | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 9.04 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 9.12 years | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 9.17 years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 9.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 9.12 years | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.56 years | 6.09 years | 7.06 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.62 years | 7.17 years | 8.18 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.23 years | 6.74 years | 7.92 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.17 years | 7.31 years | 9.15 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.68 years | 9.08 years | 10.16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.13 years | 9.04 years | 9.2 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- 173 Jamaica 9.93 years compare
- 174 Cambodia 9.9 years compare
- 175 British Virgin Islands 9.78 years compare
- 176 Ukraine 9.68 years compare
- 177 San Marino 9.55 years compare
- 178 Guinea 9.46 years compare
- 179 Madagascar 9.4 years compare
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.73 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 859,574 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 229,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 5.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 4.15 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 2.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 9.12 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.16 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.09 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 176th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release