School life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.44 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) stood at 5.44 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 5.87 years in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.99 years, in 1970.
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 161st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.54 years | 2.99 years | 4.85 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.14 years | 4.46 years | 5.71 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.86 years | 4.51 years | 5.4 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.52 years | 5.19 years | 5.87 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.35 years | 5.23 years | 5.51 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.35 years | 5.25 years | 5.44 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- 158 Bangladesh 5.01 years compare
- 159 Czechia 5 years compare
- 160 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 years compare
- 161 Syrian Arab Republic 4.99 years compare
- 162 Yemen 4.97 years compare
- 163 Comoros 4.96 years compare
- 164 Lebanon 4.93 years compare
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 32.92 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 5.44 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.87 years in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.99 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 161st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release