School life expectancy, secondary, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 2.95 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.95 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
192nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.95 years
in 2023
All-time low
0.897 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 2.95 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 2.95 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.897 years, in 1970.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 192nd 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.897 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.9049 years | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.9467 years | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.9693 years | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.9855 years | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 1.03 years | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 1.08 years | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 1.12 years | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 1.19 years | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 1.27 years | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 1.36 years | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 1.45 years | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 1.53 years | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 1.67 years | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 1.8 years | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 1.78 years | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 1.62 years | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 1.61 years | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.61 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.57 years | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 1.57 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.58 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 1.58 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.61 years | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.64 years | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.63 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.63 years | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.63 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.65 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.67 years | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.71 years | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 1.8 years | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 1.9 years | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 1.96 years | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 2.06 years | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 2.12 years | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 2.2 years | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 2.28 years | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 2.38 years | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 2.48 years | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 2.6 years | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 2.68 years | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 2.71 years | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 2.86 years | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 2.78 years | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 2.82 years | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.79 years | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.81 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.82 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.87 years | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.9 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.95 years | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.93 years | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.95 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 2.95 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.04 years | 0.897 years | 1.27 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6 years | 1.36 years | 1.8 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.62 years | 1.57 years | 1.67 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.09 years | 1.71 years | 2.48 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.77 years | 2.6 years | 2.87 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.94 years | 2.9 years | 2.95 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.77 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 2.95 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.95 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.897 years in 1970.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 192nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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