School life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): School life expectancy, primary, male was 6.06 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) recorded 6.06 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 6.27 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4 years, in 1970.
That places ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 52nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.37 years | 4 years | 5.14 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.24 years | 4.9 years | 5.6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.97 years | 4.81 years | 5.29 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.92 years | 5.43 years | 6.21 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.16 years | 6.04 years | 6.27 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.09 years | 6.03 years | 6.19 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- 49 Madagascar 6.55 years compare
- 50 Sweden 6.54 years compare
- 51 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 6.53 years compare
- 52 Nepal 6.52 years compare
- 53 Uruguay 6.51 years compare
- 54 Mauritania 6.5 years compare
- 55 Central African Republic 6.5 years compare
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 38.99 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 26.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 100.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 40.75 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 40.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 6.06 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.27 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 52nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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