School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) was 2.79 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.79 years
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
206th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.45 years
in 2016
All-time low
0.7308 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) recorded 2.79 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 3.45 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7308 years, in 1970.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 206th 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 (years) (life male years) in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7308 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.7316 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8241 years | +12.6% |
| 1973 | 0.9171 years | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 1.03 years | +12.7% |
| 1975 | 1.14 years | +10.8% |
| 1976 | 1.27 years | +11.3% |
| 1977 | 1.38 years | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 1.49 years | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 1.55 years | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 1.61 years | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 1.73 years | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 1.78 years | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 1.83 years | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 1.84 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.88 years | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 1.92 years | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 1.95 years | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 1.95 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.87 years | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 1.86 years | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.9 years | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 1.95 years | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 1.95 years | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.91 years | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.91 years | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.87 years | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 1.8 years | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 1.9 years | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 1.89 years | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.95 years | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 2.17 years | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 2.15 years | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 2.12 years | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 2.02 years | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 2.04 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.93 years | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 2.3 years | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 2.57 years | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 2.74 years | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 2.9 years | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 3.08 years | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 3.15 years | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 3.28 years | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 3.38 years | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 3.43 years | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 3.45 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 3.26 years | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 3.11 years | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 2.99 years | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 2.89 years | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 2.88 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 2.86 years | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 2.83 years | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 2.79 years | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.11 years | 0.7308 years | 1.55 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.84 years | 1.61 years | 1.95 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.89 years | 1.8 years | 1.95 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2 years | 1.93 years | 2.74 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2 years | 2.9 years | 3.45 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.85 years | 2.79 years | 2.89 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- 203 Mozambique 2.07 years compare
- 204 Burkina Faso 1.98 years compare
- 205 Chad 1.95 years compare
- 206 Uganda 1.67 years compare
- 207 Tanzania 1.64 years compare
- 208 Burundi 1.56 years compare
- 209 Equatorial Guinea 1.43 years compare
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 229,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 2.79 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.45 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7308 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 206th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 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