School life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 3.19 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.19 years
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
177th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.19 years
in 2023
All-time low
0.7976 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa stood at 3.19 years.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 3.19 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7976 years, in 1970.
UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 177th 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 UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7976 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.8116 years | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.8807 years | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 0.9102 years | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.9252 years | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.9995 years | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 1.06 years | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 1.14 years | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 1.24 years | +8.9% |
| 1979 | 1.38 years | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 1.51 years | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 1.64 years | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 1.76 years | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 1.99 years | +13.4% |
| 1984 | 2.18 years | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 2.07 years | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 1.74 years | -15.8% |
| 1987 | 1.7 years | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 1.68 years | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.62 years | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 1.64 years | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 1.63 years | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.62 years | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.65 years | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 1.67 years | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.64 years | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 1.65 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.65 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.67 years | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.68 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.77 years | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 1.88 years | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 2.02 years | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 2.11 years | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 2.21 years | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 2.24 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 2.27 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 2.31 years | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 2.46 years | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 2.6 years | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 2.77 years | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 2.94 years | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 2.93 years | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 3.18 years | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 2.99 years | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 3.05 years | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 2.99 years | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 3 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 3.01 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 3.08 years | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 3.13 years | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 3.19 years | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 3.17 years | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 3.19 years | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 3.19 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 years | 0.7976 years | 1.38 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.79 years | 1.51 years | 2.18 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.65 years | 1.62 years | 1.68 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.19 years | 1.77 years | 2.6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.99 years | 2.77 years | 3.18 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.17 years | 3.13 years | 3.19 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: West and Central Africa
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9224 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5411 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.93 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5737 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 3.19 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.19 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7976 years in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 177th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: West and Central 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