School life expectancy, tertiary, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 0.5292 years in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
0.5292 years
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
193rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.5292 years
in 2021
All-time low
0.0746 years
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) recorded 0.5292 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 0.5292 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0746 years, in 1970.
That places ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 193rd out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it 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: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0746 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.0756 years | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0792 years | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0828 years | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0887 years | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0932 years | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0977 years | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1041 years | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1129 years | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1236 years | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 0.131 years | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1414 years | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1498 years | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1536 years | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1578 years | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1666 years | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1728 years | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1745 years | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.186 years | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1959 years | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1989 years | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2027 years | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2067 years | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2156 years | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2185 years | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2207 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.225 years | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2296 years | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.233 years | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2367 years | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2595 years | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2822 years | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3014 years | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3267 years | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3381 years | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.352 years | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3605 years | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3749 years | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3966 years | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4219 years | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4504 years | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4768 years | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4932 years | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5052 years | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5173 years | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5222 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5155 years | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5216 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5237 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5223 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5255 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5292 years | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0932 years | 0.0746 years | 0.1236 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1629 years | 0.131 years | 0.1959 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2187 years | 0.1989 years | 0.2367 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3414 years | 0.2595 years | 0.4219 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5048 years | 0.4504 years | 0.5237 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5273 years | 0.5255 years | 0.5292 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 38.99 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 26.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 100.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 80.81 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 40.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 0.5292 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5292 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0746 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 193rd out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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