School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 2.57 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
2.57 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
209th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.57 years
in 2021
All-time low
0.9629 years
in 1970
Years of data
53
1970–2022
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa recorded 2.57 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2022.
That represents a change of up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 2.57 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9629 years, in 1970.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 209th out of 221 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9629 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.964 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9784 years | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.9909 years | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 1.01 years | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 1.03 years | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 1.05 years | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 1.07 years | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 1.09 years | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 1.11 years | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 1.16 years | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 1.21 years | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 1.24 years | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 1.27 years | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 1.33 years | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 1.38 years | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 1.39 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 1.42 years | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 1.42 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.42 years | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.43 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.46 years | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 1.49 years | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 1.53 years | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 1.57 years | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 1.58 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.57 years | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.56 years | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.56 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.57 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.57 years | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.62 years | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 1.66 years | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.68 years | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.77 years | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 1.83 years | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 1.95 years | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 2.03 years | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 2.11 years | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 2.18 years | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 2.24 years | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 2.26 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 2.34 years | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 2.39 years | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 2.44 years | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 2.45 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.46 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.5 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 2.51 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 2.54 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.56 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 2.57 years | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 2.57 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.02 years | 0.9629 years | 1.11 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.32 years | 1.16 years | 1.42 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.53 years | 1.43 years | 1.58 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.84 years | 1.57 years | 2.18 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.41 years | 2.24 years | 2.54 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.57 years | 2.56 years | 2.57 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- 206 Burundi 1.79 years compare
- 207 Guinea-Bissau 1.72 years compare
- 208 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.69 years compare
- 209 Chad 1.67 years compare
- 210 Uganda 1.5 years compare
- 211 Niger 1.39 years compare
- 212 Equatorial Guinea 1.28 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 2.57 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.57 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9629 years in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 209th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release