School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121): School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) was 6.32 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.32 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
24th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.84 years
in 2008
All-time low
3.72 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) is 6.32 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) peaked at 6.84 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.72 years, in 1971.
That places ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 24th 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 (years) (male years) in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.72 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.72 years | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 3.78 years | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 3.84 years | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 4.04 years | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 4.19 years | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 4.32 years | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 4.42 years | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 4.48 years | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 4.72 years | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 4.88 years | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 5.05 years | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 5.09 years | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 5.05 years | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 4.89 years | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 4.78 years | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 4.73 years | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 4.74 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 4.7 years | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 4.85 years | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 4.73 years | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 4.77 years | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 4.65 years | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 4.65 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 4.7 years | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 4.85 years | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 4.94 years | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 5.22 years | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 5.45 years | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 5.52 years | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 5.62 years | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 5.81 years | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 5.97 years | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 6.19 years | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 6.29 years | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 6.46 years | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 6.53 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 6.7 years | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 6.84 years | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 6.81 years | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 6.75 years | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 6.69 years | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 6.66 years | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 6.54 years | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 6.55 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 6.48 years | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 6.49 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 6.55 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 6.58 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 6.64 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 6.69 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 6.56 years | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 6.34 years | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 6.31 years | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 6.32 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.12 years | 3.72 years | 4.72 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.88 years | 4.7 years | 5.09 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.95 years | 4.65 years | 5.52 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.32 years | 5.62 years | 6.84 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.59 years | 6.48 years | 6.75 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.45 years | 6.31 years | 6.69 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- 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
- 27 East Timor 7.18 years compare
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.0646 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.75 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.47 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.6599 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) was 6.32 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.84 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.72 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 24th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 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