School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 2.84 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
2.84 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
201st
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.84 years
in 2022
All-time low
1.04 years
in 1970
Years of data
53
1970–2022
School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern is 2.84 years, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 2.84 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.04 years, in 1970.
That places WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 201st 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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.04 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.04 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.07 years | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 1.08 years | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 1.1 years | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 1.15 years | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 1.19 years | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 1.23 years | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 1.28 years | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 1.33 years | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 1.37 years | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 1.41 years | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 1.45 years | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 1.47 years | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 1.52 years | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 1.57 years | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 1.57 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.59 years | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 1.6 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.58 years | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.57 years | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.59 years | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.6 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.64 years | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 1.69 years | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.68 years | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.68 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.69 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.71 years | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.73 years | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.74 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.8 years | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.85 years | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.88 years | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.99 years | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 2.06 years | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 2.17 years | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 2.27 years | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 2.34 years | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 2.41 years | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 2.45 years | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.49 years | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.52 years | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 2.55 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.6 years | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 2.62 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.64 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.69 years | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.72 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 2.77 years | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.8 years | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 2.84 years | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 2.84 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.15 years | 1.04 years | 1.33 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.51 years | 1.37 years | 1.6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.66 years | 1.57 years | 1.73 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.05 years | 1.74 years | 2.41 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.61 years | 2.45 years | 2.77 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.83 years | 2.8 years | 2.84 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- 198 Madagascar 2.38 years compare
- 199 Malawi 2.27 years compare
- 200 Syria 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
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 2.84 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 2.84 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 years in 1970.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 201st out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release