School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 3 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3 years
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
190th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.24 years
in 2013
All-time low
0.7782 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Africa Western and Central, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Africa Western and Central is 3 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 3.24 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7782 years, in 1970.
WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 190th 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 WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7782 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.7945 years | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8526 years | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 0.8825 years | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.9041 years | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.9381 years | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.9867 years | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 1.04 years | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 1.12 years | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 1.23 years | +10.2% |
| 1980 | 1.4 years | +13.5% |
| 1981 | 1.56 years | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 1.7 years | +9.5% |
| 1983 | 1.99 years | +16.5% |
| 1984 | 2.21 years | +11.4% |
| 1985 | 2.08 years | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 1.71 years | -18.0% |
| 1987 | 1.66 years | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 1.64 years | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 1.56 years | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 1.59 years | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 1.58 years | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.58 years | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.58 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.58 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.58 years | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.57 years | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.56 years | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.58 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.58 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.68 years | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 1.8 years | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 1.95 years | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 2.05 years | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 2.16 years | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 2.18 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 2.21 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 2.24 years | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 2.4 years | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 2.55 years | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 2.76 years | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 2.88 years | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.93 years | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 3.24 years | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 2.98 years | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 3.04 years | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 2.94 years | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 2.91 years | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 2.9 years | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.95 years | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.97 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 3.02 years | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 2.99 years | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 3.01 years | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 3 years | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.953 years | 0.7782 years | 1.23 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.75 years | 1.4 years | 2.21 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.58 years | 1.56 years | 1.59 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.12 years | 1.68 years | 2.55 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.95 years | 2.76 years | 3.24 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 years | 2.97 years | 3.02 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Western and Central
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.72 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6879 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 5.18 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Africa Western and Central was 3 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 3.24 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7782 years in 1970.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 190th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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