School life expectancy, secondary, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): School life expectancy, secondary, male was 3.34 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.34 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
166th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.45 years
in 2015
All-time low
1.59 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 3.34 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 3.45 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.59 years, in 1971.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 166th 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, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.6 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.59 years | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.62 years | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 1.64 years | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 1.64 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.65 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 1.66 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.67 years | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.69 years | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 1.72 years | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 1.77 years | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 1.82 years | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 1.84 years | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.88 years | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.98 years | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 2.01 years | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 2.06 years | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 2.05 years | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 2.06 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 2.07 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 2.07 years | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 2.19 years | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 2.29 years | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 2.4 years | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 2.48 years | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 2.52 years | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 2.5 years | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 2.5 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 2.47 years | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 2.48 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 2.36 years | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 2.38 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 2.39 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 2.39 years | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 2.44 years | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 2.49 years | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 2.61 years | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 2.66 years | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 2.67 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.73 years | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 2.81 years | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 2.81 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.91 years | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 3.13 years | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 3.26 years | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 3.45 years | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 3.41 years | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 3.44 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 3.39 years | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 3.42 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 3.38 years | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 3.4 years | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 3.35 years | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 3.35 years | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 3.34 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.65 years | 1.59 years | 1.72 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.95 years | 1.77 years | 2.07 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.39 years | 2.07 years | 2.52 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.51 years | 2.36 years | 2.73 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2 years | 2.81 years | 3.45 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.36 years | 3.34 years | 3.4 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.02 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.01 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 875,127 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 17.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 5.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 3.34 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.45 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.59 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 166th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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