School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 2.92 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.92 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
196th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.92 years
in 2023
All-time low
0.9338 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa is 2.92 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 2.92 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9338 years, in 1970.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 196th 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: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9338 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.9415 years | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.9816 years | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 1 years | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 1.02 years | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 1.07 years | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 1.11 years | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 1.15 years | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 1.22 years | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 1.29 years | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 1.38 years | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 1.47 years | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 1.55 years | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 1.68 years | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 1.8 years | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 1.78 years | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 1.63 years | -8.5% |
| 1987 | 1.62 years | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.61 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.58 years | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 1.58 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.59 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 1.59 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.62 years | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.64 years | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.64 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.63 years | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.64 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.65 years | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.67 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.72 years | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.8 years | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 1.89 years | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 1.95 years | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 2.06 years | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 2.11 years | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 2.18 years | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 2.26 years | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 2.36 years | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 2.47 years | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 2.58 years | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 2.65 years | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 2.69 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.83 years | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 2.76 years | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 2.79 years | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.76 years | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.79 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 2.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 2.84 years | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.87 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.91 years | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.9 years | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.92 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 2.92 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.07 years | 0.9338 years | 1.29 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.61 years | 1.38 years | 1.8 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.63 years | 1.58 years | 1.67 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.08 years | 1.72 years | 2.47 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.75 years | 2.58 years | 2.84 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9 years | 2.87 years | 2.92 years | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7609 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.63 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa was 2.92 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.92 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9338 years in 1970.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 196th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan 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