School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 9.6 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
9.6 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
183rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.75 years
in 2013
All-time low
5.04 years
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 9.6 years.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 9.75 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.04 years, in 1970.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 183rd out of 221 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.04 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.06 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 5.18 years | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 5.22 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 5.36 years | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 5.53 years | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 5.63 years | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 5.87 years | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 6.19 years | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 6.63 years | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 6.88 years | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 7.17 years | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 7.41 years | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 7.55 years | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 7.54 years | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 7.31 years | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 6.93 years | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 6.8 years | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 6.86 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 6.76 years | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 6.71 years | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 6.8 years | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 6.74 years | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 6.79 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 6.8 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 6.86 years | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 6.72 years | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 6.98 years | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 7.19 years | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 7.24 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 7.46 years | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 7.61 years | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 7.92 years | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 8.16 years | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 8.44 years | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 8.66 years | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 8.86 years | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 8.91 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 9.08 years | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 9.22 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 9.3 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 9.53 years | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 9.59 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 9.75 years | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 9.64 years | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.53 years | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 9.51 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 9.55 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 9.6 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.57 years | 5.04 years | 6.63 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.12 years | 6.76 years | 7.55 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.88 years | 6.71 years | 7.24 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.43 years | 7.46 years | 9.22 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.55 years | 9.3 years | 9.75 years | 9 |
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 9.6 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 9.75 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.04 years in 1970.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 183rd out of 221 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release