School life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 2.63 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
2.63 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
212th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.63 years
in 2021
All-time low
1.05 years
in 1970
Years of data
53
1970–2022
School life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa is 2.63 years, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 2.63 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.05 years, in 1970.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 212th out of 221 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.05 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.05 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.07 years | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 1.08 years | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 1.1 years | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 1.12 years | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 1.15 years | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 1.17 years | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 1.19 years | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 1.22 years | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 1.27 years | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 1.33 years | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 1.37 years | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 1.4 years | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 1.47 years | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 1.52 years | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 1.52 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.54 years | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 1.55 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.54 years | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.52 years | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.55 years | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 1.56 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.59 years | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.61 years | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.64 years | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.62 years | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.63 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.64 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.67 years | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.67 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.73 years | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 1.77 years | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.8 years | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.92 years | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 1.99 years | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 2.11 years | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 2.21 years | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 2.28 years | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 2.34 years | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 2.39 years | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 2.38 years | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 2.46 years | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 2.5 years | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 2.53 years | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.55 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 2.55 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.58 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 2.58 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.61 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.62 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 2.63 years | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 2.63 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.12 years | 1.05 years | 1.22 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.45 years | 1.27 years | 1.55 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6 years | 1.52 years | 1.67 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.98 years | 1.67 years | 2.34 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.51 years | 2.38 years | 2.61 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.63 years | 2.62 years | 2.63 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- 209 Equatorial Guinea 1.43 years compare
- 210 Niger 1.42 years compare
- 211 Central African Republic 1.35 years compare
- 212 Guinea-Bissau 1.26 years compare
- 213 Somalia 0.3137 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.02 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 99.95 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 2.63 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.63 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 years in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 212th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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