School life expectancy, primary, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: School life expectancy, primary, male was 6.02 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.02 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
59th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.23 years
in 2011
All-time low
3.69 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 6.02 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 6.23 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.69 years, in 1970.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 59th 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 in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.69 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.73 years | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 3.82 years | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 3.84 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 3.97 years | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 4.1 years | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 4.18 years | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 4.41 years | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 4.69 years | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 5.06 years | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 5.21 years | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 5.41 years | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 5.58 years | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 5.56 years | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 5.4 years | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 5.2 years | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 4.99 years | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 4.85 years | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 4.86 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 4.69 years | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 4.62 years | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 4.67 years | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 4.61 years | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 4.66 years | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 4.68 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 4.75 years | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 4.64 years | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 4.9 years | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 5.11 years | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 5.18 years | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 5.36 years | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 5.4 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 5.55 years | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 5.72 years | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 5.92 years | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 6.07 years | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 6.16 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 6.1 years | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 6.17 years | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 6.16 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 6.13 years | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 6.23 years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 6.21 years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 6.2 years | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 6.13 years | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 5.98 years | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 6.02 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 6.05 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 6.07 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 6.11 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 6.15 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 6.08 years | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 5.99 years | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 6.02 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 6.02 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.15 years | 3.69 years | 5.06 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.17 years | 4.69 years | 5.58 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.78 years | 4.61 years | 5.18 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.86 years | 5.36 years | 6.17 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.11 years | 5.98 years | 6.23 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.05 years | 5.99 years | 6.15 years | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 6.02 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 6.23 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.69 years in 1970.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 59th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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