School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 2.7 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.7 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
203rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.7 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.9218 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern is 2.7 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 2.7 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9218 years, in 1970.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 203rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9218 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.9227 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9458 years | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.9616 years | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.9757 years | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 1.02 years | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 1.05 years | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 1.08 years | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 1.12 years | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 1.15 years | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 1.19 years | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 1.23 years | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 1.26 years | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 1.29 years | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.34 years | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 1.38 years | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 1.39 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.41 years | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 1.43 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.42 years | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.43 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.46 years | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 1.48 years | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.53 years | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 1.57 years | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 1.59 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.58 years | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.58 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.59 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.6 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.6 years | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.64 years | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.68 years | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.71 years | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.79 years | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 1.85 years | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.95 years | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 2.03 years | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 2.12 years | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 2.19 years | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 2.24 years | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 2.3 years | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 2.34 years | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.38 years | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 2.44 years | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 2.46 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.49 years | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 2.54 years | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 2.57 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.61 years | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 2.65 years | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 2.68 years | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 2.68 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.69 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 2.7 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 years | 0.9218 years | 1.15 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.33 years | 1.19 years | 1.43 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.54 years | 1.43 years | 1.6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.86 years | 1.6 years | 2.19 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.44 years | 2.24 years | 2.61 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.68 years | 2.65 years | 2.7 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- 200 Syrian Arab Republic 2.33 years compare
- 201 Malawi 2.3 years compare
- 202 Burkina Faso 2.21 years compare
- 203 Sudan 2.18 years compare
- 204 Ethiopia 2.05 years compare
- 205 Mozambique 1.96 years compare
- 206 Burundi 1.79 years compare
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10.66 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 2.7 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9218 years in 1970.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 203rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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