School life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): School life expectancy, primary, male was 6.26 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.26 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
27th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.72 years
in 2020
All-time low
4.03 years
in 1973
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) recorded 6.26 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 6.72 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.03 years, in 1973.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 27th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.05 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.07 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 4.12 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 4.03 years | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 4.3 years | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 4.56 years | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 4.62 years | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 4.72 years | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 4.88 years | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 5.19 years | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 5.26 years | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 5.48 years | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 5.53 years | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 5.51 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 5.26 years | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 5.1 years | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 5.03 years | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 4.86 years | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 4.93 years | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 4.73 years | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 4.43 years | -6.5% |
| 1991 | 4.58 years | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 4.35 years | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 4.31 years | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 4.31 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.46 years | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 4.51 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 4.83 years | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 5.05 years | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 4.89 years | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 5.09 years | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 5.27 years | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 5.47 years | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 5.77 years | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 5.89 years | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 6.1 years | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 6.23 years | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 6.44 years | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 6.66 years | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 6.6 years | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 6.49 years | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 6.46 years | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 6.43 years | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 6.35 years | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 6.33 years | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 6.14 years | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 6.27 years | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 6.42 years | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 6.55 years | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 6.62 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 6.72 years | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 6.6 years | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 6.28 years | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 6.26 years | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 6.26 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.45 years | 4.03 years | 5.19 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.17 years | 4.73 years | 5.53 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.57 years | 4.31 years | 5.05 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.95 years | 5.09 years | 6.66 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4 years | 6.14 years | 6.62 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.42 years | 6.26 years | 6.72 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- 24 South Africa 7.3 years compare
- 25 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7.25 years compare
- 26 Cameroon 7.19 years compare
- 27 Timor-Leste 7.18 years compare
- 28 American Samoa 7.1 years compare
- 29 Vanuatu 7.1 years compare
- 30 Morocco 7.04 years compare
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.1% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 12.51 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 12.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 41.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 32.35 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 16.23 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 6.26 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.72 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.03 years in 1973.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 27th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 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