School life expectancy, tertiary, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 0.4054 years in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
0.4054 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
213th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.4115 years
in 2016
All-time low
0.0468 years
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) is 0.4054 years, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 0.4115 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0468 years, in 1970.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 213th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0468 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.0471 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0507 years | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0524 years | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0572 years | +9.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0572 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0573 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0597 years | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0671 years | +12.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0698 years | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0721 years | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0724 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0795 years | +9.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0809 years | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0843 years | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0892 years | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0922 years | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0947 years | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.096 years | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0982 years | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1013 years | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1076 years | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.107 years | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1082 years | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1062 years | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1074 years | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1069 years | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1073 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1078 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1075 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1235 years | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1376 years | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1505 years | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1751 years | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1911 years | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2051 years | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2189 years | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.229 years | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2524 years | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2994 years | +18.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3485 years | +16.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3792 years | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3943 years | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3902 years | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3996 years | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.405 years | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4115 years | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4114 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4064 years | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4019 years | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4051 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4054 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0565 years | 0.0468 years | 0.0698 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0859 years | 0.0721 years | 0.0982 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1067 years | 0.1013 years | 0.1082 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1983 years | 0.1235 years | 0.2994 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3948 years | 0.3485 years | 0.4115 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4053 years | 0.4051 years | 0.4054 years | 2 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.1% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 12.51 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 12.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 41.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 32.35 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 16.12 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 0.4054 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4115 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0468 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 213th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release