School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 9.52 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
9.52 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
187th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.66 years
in 2013
All-time low
5.07 years
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) recorded 9.52 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2018.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 9.66 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.07 years, in 1970.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 187th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.07 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.09 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 5.21 years | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 5.25 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 5.38 years | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 5.55 years | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 5.64 years | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 5.87 years | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 6.17 years | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 6.59 years | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 6.84 years | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 7.11 years | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 7.34 years | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 7.48 years | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 7.46 years | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 7.25 years | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 6.88 years | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 6.76 years | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 6.81 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 6.72 years | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 6.68 years | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 6.76 years | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 6.7 years | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 6.75 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 6.76 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 6.82 years | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 6.68 years | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 6.93 years | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 7.13 years | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 7.18 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 7.39 years | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 7.53 years | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 7.82 years | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 8.07 years | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 8.35 years | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 8.57 years | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 8.76 years | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 8.81 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 9 years | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 9.14 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 9.21 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 9.42 years | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 9.5 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 9.66 years | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 9.55 years | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.44 years | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 9.44 years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.48 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 9.52 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.58 years | 5.07 years | 6.59 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.07 years | 6.72 years | 7.48 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.84 years | 6.68 years | 7.18 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.34 years | 7.39 years | 9.14 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.47 years | 9.21 years | 9.66 years | 9 |
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) was 9.52 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.66 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.07 years in 1970.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 187th out of 221 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 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