School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 9.24 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
9.24 years
Change on year
down 2.4%
Rank
170th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.55 years
in 2020
All-time low
5.48 years
in 1971
Years of data
53
1970–2022
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2022, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 9.24 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 9.55 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.48 years, in 1971.
That places WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 170th 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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.49 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.48 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 5.56 years | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 5.55 years | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 5.75 years | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 5.97 years | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 6.08 years | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 6.18 years | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 6.27 years | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 6.58 years | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 6.73 years | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 6.92 years | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 6.97 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 6.95 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 6.81 years | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 6.72 years | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 6.69 years | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 6.59 years | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 6.62 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 6.69 years | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 6.44 years | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 6.6 years | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 6.44 years | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 6.41 years | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 6.44 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 6.58 years | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 6.58 years | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 6.78 years | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 6.95 years | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 6.91 years | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 7.03 years | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 7.28 years | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 7.5 years | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 7.78 years | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 8.03 years | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 8.3 years | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 8.54 years | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 8.83 years | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 9.16 years | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 9.16 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.15 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 9.27 years | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 9.26 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 9.21 years | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 9.23 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 9.1 years | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 9.16 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 9.29 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 9.39 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 9.47 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 9.55 years | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 9.47 years | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 9.24 years | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.89 years | 5.48 years | 6.58 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.77 years | 6.59 years | 6.97 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.61 years | 6.41 years | 6.95 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.16 years | 7.03 years | 9.16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.25 years | 9.1 years | 9.47 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.42 years | 9.24 years | 9.55 years | 3 |
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More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 9.24 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 9.55 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.48 years in 1971.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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