School life expectancy, secondary, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 2.84 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.84 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
202nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.84 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.7528 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 2.84 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 2.84 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7528 years, in 1970.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 202nd 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 GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7528 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.7618 years | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.8069 years | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 0.831 years | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8495 years | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9009 years | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9517 years | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.996 years | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 1.06 years | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 1.14 years | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 1.24 years | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 1.34 years | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 1.43 years | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 1.57 years | +10.0% |
| 1984 | 1.71 years | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 1.68 years | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 1.52 years | -9.7% |
| 1987 | 1.51 years | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.51 years | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.47 years | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 1.46 years | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.45 years | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.43 years | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.43 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.44 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.44 years | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.43 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.44 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.47 years | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.49 years | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.56 years | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 1.66 years | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 1.76 years | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 1.82 years | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.94 years | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 2 years | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 2.07 years | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 2.15 years | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 2.27 years | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 2.38 years | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 2.5 years | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 2.58 years | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 2.61 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.75 years | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 2.67 years | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 2.69 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 2.68 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.69 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 2.71 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.76 years | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 2.79 years | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 2.83 years | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.82 years | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 2.84 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 2.84 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9058 years | 0.7528 years | 1.14 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5 years | 1.24 years | 1.71 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.45 years | 1.43 years | 1.49 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.96 years | 1.56 years | 2.38 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.66 years | 2.5 years | 2.76 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.82 years | 2.79 years | 2.84 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 199 Malawi 2.27 years compare
- 200 Syrian Arab Republic 2.16 years compare
- 201 Sudan 2.12 years compare
- 202 Ethiopia 2.09 years compare
- 203 Mozambique 2.07 years compare
- 204 Burkina Faso 1.98 years compare
- 205 Chad 1.95 years compare
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 2.84 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 2.84 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7528 years in 1970.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 202nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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