School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) was 6.34 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.34 years
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
23rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.79 years
in 2014
All-time low
4.91 years
in 1996
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) stood at 6.34 years.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 6.79 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.91 years, in 1996.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 23rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.36 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.37 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 5.32 years | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 5.32 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 5.51 years | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 5.5 years | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 5.52 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 5.51 years | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 5.57 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 5.52 years | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 5.58 years | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 5.53 years | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 5.6 years | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 5.75 years | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 5.76 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 5.78 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 5.88 years | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 5.93 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 6.24 years | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 5.89 years | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 6.09 years | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 5.97 years | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 5.47 years | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 5.34 years | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 5.18 years | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 5.11 years | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 4.91 years | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 5.17 years | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 5.27 years | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 5.15 years | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 5.38 years | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 5.91 years | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 5.93 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 5.93 years | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.06 years | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 6.04 years | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 5.99 years | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 5.98 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 6.25 years | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 6.41 years | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 6.47 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 6.62 years | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 6.67 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 6.76 years | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 6.79 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 6.63 years | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 6.55 years | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 6.16 years | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 6.11 years | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 6.13 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 6.19 years | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 6.25 years | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 6.31 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 6.37 years | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 6.34 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.45 years | 5.32 years | 5.57 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.79 years | 5.53 years | 6.24 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.37 years | 4.91 years | 6.09 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.99 years | 5.38 years | 6.41 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.49 years | 6.11 years | 6.79 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.29 years | 6.19 years | 6.37 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- 20 Turks and Caicos Islands 7.44 years compare
- 21 Uganda 7.4 years compare
- 22 Falkland Islands 7.36 years compare
- 23 Guinea-Bissau 7.34 years compare
- 24 South Africa 7.3 years compare
- 25 Democratic Republic of Congo 7.25 years compare
- 26 Cameroon 7.19 years compare
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 229,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 6.34 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.79 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.91 years in 1996.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 23rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release