School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) was 5.4 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.4 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
165th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.95 years
in 2005
All-time low
2.99 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) is 5.4 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 5.95 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.99 years, in 1970.
That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 165th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.99 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.09 years | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 3.23 years | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 3.28 years | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 3.29 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 3.26 years | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 3.23 years | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 3.64 years | +12.6% |
| 1978 | 4.29 years | +18.0% |
| 1979 | 4.87 years | +13.5% |
| 1980 | 5.08 years | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 5.38 years | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 5.8 years | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 5.84 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 5.79 years | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 5.46 years | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 4.92 years | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 4.77 years | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 4.78 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 4.51 years | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 4.78 years | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 4.72 years | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 4.82 years | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 5.03 years | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 5.04 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 4.86 years | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 4.41 years | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 4.77 years | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 5.12 years | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 5.45 years | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 5.65 years | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 5.4 years | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 5.51 years | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 5.58 years | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 5.91 years | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 5.95 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 5.94 years | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.4 years | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 5.11 years | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 5.19 years | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 5.19 years | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.37 years | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 5.37 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 5.48 years | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 5.38 years | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 5.2 years | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 5.23 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 5.18 years | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 5.14 years | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 5.16 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 5.2 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 5.18 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 5.3 years | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 5.4 years | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 5.4 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.52 years | 2.99 years | 4.87 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.23 years | 4.51 years | 5.84 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.9 years | 4.41 years | 5.45 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.56 years | 5.11 years | 5.95 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.27 years | 5.14 years | 5.48 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3 years | 5.18 years | 5.4 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3305 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7207 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 5.4 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.95 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.99 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 165th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 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