School life expectancy, secondary, male in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106): School life expectancy, secondary, male was 3.27 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) is 3.27 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) peaked at 3.27 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.13 years, in 1970.
That places ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.13 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.13 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 1.18 years | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 1.21 years | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 1.24 years | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 1.3 years | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 1.37 years | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 1.44 years | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 1.52 years | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 1.6 years | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 1.69 years | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 1.77 years | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 1.86 years | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 1.98 years | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 2.1 years | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 2.11 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 2.02 years | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 2.03 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 2.03 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.98 years | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 2.04 years | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 2.02 years | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.99 years | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 2.01 years | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 2.08 years | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 2.05 years | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 2.03 years | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 2.05 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 2.08 years | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 2.11 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 2.14 years | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 2.22 years | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 2.29 years | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 2.33 years | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 2.42 years | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 2.44 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 2.49 years | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.51 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.62 years | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 2.72 years | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 2.83 years | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.94 years | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 2.97 years | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 3.1 years | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 3.03 years | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 3.07 years | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 3.05 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 3.08 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 3.09 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 3.14 years | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 3.18 years | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 3.23 years | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 3.23 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 3.25 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 3.27 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.31 years | 1.13 years | 1.6 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.96 years | 1.69 years | 2.11 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.05 years | 1.99 years | 2.11 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.42 years | 2.14 years | 2.72 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.03 years | 2.83 years | 3.14 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.23 years | 3.18 years | 3.27 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
- 167 Comoros 3.85 years compare
- 168 Suriname 3.84 years compare
- 169 Congo 3.79 years compare
- 170 El Salvador 3.77 years compare
- 171 Solomon Islands 3.73 years compare
- 172 Lebanon 3.61 years compare
- 173 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.58 years compare
More education data for ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 92.95 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) was 3.27 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.27 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) ranks 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release