School life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: School life expectancy, primary, male was 6.24 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.24 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
29th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.97 years
in 2008
All-time low
4.04 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa stood at 6.24 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 6.97 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.04 years, in 1971.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 29th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.05 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.04 years | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 4.11 years | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 4.15 years | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 4.38 years | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 4.53 years | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 4.67 years | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 4.75 years | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 4.8 years | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 5.06 years | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 5.23 years | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 5.39 years | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 5.4 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 5.32 years | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 5.1 years | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 4.96 years | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 4.93 years | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 4.96 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 4.91 years | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 5.1 years | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 4.95 years | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 4.93 years | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 4.79 years | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 4.73 years | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 4.75 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 4.89 years | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 4.96 years | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 5.23 years | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 5.46 years | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 5.5 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 5.61 years | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 5.78 years | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 5.94 years | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 6.18 years | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 6.29 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 6.48 years | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 6.59 years | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 6.77 years | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 6.97 years | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 6.9 years | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 6.83 years | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 6.86 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 6.8 years | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 6.67 years | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 6.61 years | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 6.51 years | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 6.51 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 6.56 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 6.61 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 6.64 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 6.68 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 6.51 years | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 6.26 years | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 6.24 years | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 6.24 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.45 years | 4.04 years | 5.06 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.13 years | 4.91 years | 5.4 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.02 years | 4.73 years | 5.5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.35 years | 5.61 years | 6.97 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.66 years | 6.51 years | 6.86 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.39 years | 6.24 years | 6.68 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.02 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 99.95 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 6.24 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 6.97 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.04 years in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 29th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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