School life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.89 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.89 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
96th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.89 years
in 2024
All-time low
3.91 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UNICEF: West and Central Africa recorded 5.89 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 5.89 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.91 years, in 1970.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 96th 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 UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.91 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.99 years | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 4.08 years | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 4.05 years | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 4.03 years | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 4.09 years | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 4.04 years | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 4.33 years | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 4.77 years | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 5.2 years | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 5.31 years | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 5.51 years | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 5.81 years | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 5.86 years | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 5.79 years | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 5.55 years | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 5.18 years | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 4.89 years | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 4.96 years | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 4.67 years | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 4.7 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 4.87 years | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 4.9 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 5.05 years | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 5.05 years | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 5 years | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 4.65 years | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 4.84 years | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 4.97 years | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 5.06 years | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 5.25 years | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 5.14 years | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 5.28 years | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 5.35 years | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 5.62 years | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 5.72 years | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 5.78 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 5.5 years | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 5.43 years | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 5.5 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 5.5 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 5.67 years | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 5.7 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 5.82 years | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 5.75 years | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 5.58 years | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 5.63 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 5.64 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.63 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 5.68 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 5.72 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 5.75 years | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 5.81 years | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 5.88 years | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 5.89 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.25 years | 3.91 years | 5.2 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.35 years | 4.67 years | 5.86 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.91 years | 4.65 years | 5.06 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.46 years | 5.14 years | 5.78 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.66 years | 5.5 years | 5.82 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.81 years | 5.72 years | 5.89 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: West and Central Africa
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9224 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5411 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.93 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5737 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 5.89 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.89 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.91 years in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 96th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: West and Central 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