School life expectancy, primary, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, primary, male was 6.13 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.13 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
35th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.36 years
in 2011
All-time low
4.01 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa is 6.13 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 6.36 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.01 years, in 1970.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 35th 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 in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.01 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.04 years | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 4.12 years | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 4.13 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 4.25 years | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 4.37 years | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 4.42 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 4.6 years | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 4.84 years | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 5.2 years | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 5.35 years | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 5.53 years | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 5.69 years | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 5.67 years | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 5.51 years | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 5.32 years | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 5.11 years | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 4.99 years | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 5 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 4.96 years | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 4.89 years | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 4.96 years | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 4.9 years | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 4.94 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 4.95 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 5.01 years | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 4.87 years | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 5.11 years | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 5.31 years | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 5.37 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 5.52 years | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 5.56 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 5.71 years | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 5.87 years | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 6.06 years | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 6.21 years | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 6.28 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 6.23 years | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 6.29 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 6.29 years | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.26 years | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 6.36 years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 6.34 years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 6.32 years | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 6.26 years | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 6.11 years | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 6.13 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 6.16 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 6.17 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 6.22 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 6.25 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 6.18 years | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 6.09 years | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 6.12 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 6.13 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.4 years | 4.01 years | 5.2 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.31 years | 4.96 years | 5.69 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.03 years | 4.87 years | 5.37 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6 years | 5.52 years | 6.29 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.23 years | 6.11 years | 6.36 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.16 years | 6.09 years | 6.25 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.25 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.52 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5507 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 6.13 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 6.36 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.01 years in 1970.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 35th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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