School life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: Africa
UNICEF: Africa: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 3.27 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.27 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
170th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.27 years
in 2024
All-time low
1.13 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: Africa is 3.27 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: Africa peaked at 3.27 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.13 years, in 1970.
That places UNICEF: Africa 170th 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 UNICEF: Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.13 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.13 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 1.18 years | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 1.21 years | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 1.24 years | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 1.3 years | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 1.37 years | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 1.44 years | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 1.52 years | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 1.6 years | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 1.69 years | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 1.77 years | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 1.86 years | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 1.98 years | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 2.1 years | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 2.11 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 2.02 years | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 2.03 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 2.03 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.98 years | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 2.04 years | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 2.02 years | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.99 years | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 2.01 years | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 2.08 years | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 2.05 years | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 2.03 years | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 2.05 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 2.08 years | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 2.11 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 2.14 years | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 2.22 years | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 2.29 years | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 2.33 years | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 2.42 years | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 2.44 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 2.49 years | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.51 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.62 years | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 2.72 years | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 2.83 years | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.94 years | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 2.97 years | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 3.1 years | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 3.03 years | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 3.07 years | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 3.05 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 3.08 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 3.09 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 3.14 years | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 3.18 years | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 3.23 years | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 3.23 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 3.25 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 3.27 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.31 years | 1.13 years | 1.6 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.96 years | 1.69 years | 2.11 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.05 years | 1.99 years | 2.11 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.42 years | 2.14 years | 2.72 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.03 years | 2.83 years | 3.14 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.23 years | 3.18 years | 3.27 years | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: Africa?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: Africa was 3.27 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.27 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 years in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: Africa rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- UNICEF: Africa ranks 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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