School life expectancy, secondary, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): School life expectancy, secondary, male was 3.03 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.03 years
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
184th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.24 years
in 2013
All-time low
0.7897 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) recorded 3.03 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 3.24 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7897 years, in 1970.
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 184th 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: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7897 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.8084 years | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.8624 years | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.8834 years | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.8918 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9151 years | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.9526 years | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9991 years | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 1.07 years | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 1.2 years | +11.4% |
| 1980 | 1.38 years | +15.2% |
| 1981 | 1.54 years | +11.7% |
| 1982 | 1.7 years | +10.6% |
| 1983 | 2.02 years | +18.6% |
| 1984 | 2.27 years | +12.8% |
| 1985 | 2.12 years | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 1.69 years | -20.5% |
| 1987 | 1.63 years | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 1.6 years | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 1.53 years | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 1.56 years | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 1.54 years | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 1.54 years | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.53 years | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.54 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.54 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.53 years | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.53 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.54 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.54 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.65 years | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 1.75 years | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 1.93 years | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 2.04 years | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 2.18 years | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 2.21 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 2.25 years | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.25 years | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.38 years | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 2.54 years | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 2.76 years | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 2.87 years | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 2.9 years | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 3.24 years | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 2.93 years | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 2.99 years | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 2.87 years | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 2.87 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.87 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.95 years | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 2.99 years | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 3.04 years | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 3.01 years | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 3.04 years | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 3.03 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9371 years | 0.7897 years | 1.2 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.75 years | 1.38 years | 2.27 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.54 years | 1.53 years | 1.56 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.12 years | 1.65 years | 2.54 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.92 years | 2.76 years | 3.24 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.02 years | 2.99 years | 3.04 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 31.31 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 29.54 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 3.03 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.24 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7897 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 184th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 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