School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 9 years in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
9 years
Change on year
down 2.5%
Rank
207th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.33 years
in 2011
All-time low
4.79 years
in 1970
Years of data
46
1970–2015
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) recorded 9 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 9.33 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.79 years, in 1970.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 207th out of 221 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.79 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.82 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 4.89 years | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 4.83 years | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 5.12 years | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 5.45 years | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 5.58 years | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 5.73 years | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 5.97 years | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 6.34 years | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 6.47 years | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 6.73 years | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 6.81 years | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 6.83 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 6.63 years | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 6.52 years | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 6.44 years | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 6.31 years | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 6.42 years | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 6.2 years | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 5.86 years | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 5.99 years | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 5.7 years | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 5.67 years | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 5.69 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 5.81 years | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 5.87 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 6.23 years | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 6.5 years | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 6.39 years | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 6.68 years | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 6.98 years | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 7.29 years | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 7.67 years | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 7.91 years | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 8.23 years | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 8.52 years | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 8.87 years | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 9.21 years | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 9.25 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 9.21 years | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 9.33 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 9.29 years | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 9.19 years | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 9.23 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 9 years | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.35 years | 4.79 years | 6.34 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.54 years | 6.2 years | 6.83 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.97 years | 5.67 years | 6.5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.06 years | 6.68 years | 9.25 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.21 years | 9 years | 9.33 years | 6 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.24 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.85 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.03 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.16 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.00 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 9 years in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.33 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.79 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 207th out of 221 groups with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release