School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 8.82 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
8.82 years
Change on year
down 2.9%
Rank
204th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.26 years
in 2020
All-time low
5.08 years
in 1971
Years of data
53
1970–2022
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa recorded 8.82 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in 2022.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 9.26 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.08 years, in 1971.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 204th out of 221 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.09 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.08 years | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 5.16 years | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 5.22 years | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 5.47 years | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 5.65 years | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 5.81 years | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 5.9 years | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 5.98 years | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 6.25 years | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 6.47 years | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 6.69 years | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 6.75 years | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 6.7 years | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 6.55 years | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 6.47 years | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 6.44 years | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 6.5 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 6.46 years | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 6.65 years | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 6.48 years | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 6.48 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6.33 years | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 6.27 years | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 6.29 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 6.43 years | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 6.48 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 6.77 years | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 7.01 years | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 7.08 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 7.19 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 7.44 years | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 7.65 years | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 7.92 years | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 8.15 years | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 8.42 years | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 8.64 years | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 8.92 years | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 9.21 years | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 9.2 years | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.2 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.22 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 9.25 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 9.17 years | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 9.16 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 9.06 years | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 9.07 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 9.13 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 9.18 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 9.22 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 9.26 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 9.08 years | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 8.82 years | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.56 years | 5.08 years | 6.25 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.57 years | 6.44 years | 6.75 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.56 years | 6.27 years | 7.08 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.27 years | 7.19 years | 9.21 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.17 years | 9.06 years | 9.25 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.05 years | 8.82 years | 9.26 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- 201 Tokelau 6.9 years compare
- 202 Guinea-Bissau 6.89 years compare
- 203 Sudan 6.67 years compare
- 204 Burkina Faso 6.59 years compare
- 205 Djibouti 6.46 years compare
- 206 Niger 5.34 years compare
- 207 Equatorial Guinea 4.9 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 8.82 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 9.26 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.08 years in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 204th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 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