School life expectancy, tertiary, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 0.5978 years in 2020. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) recorded 0.5978 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 0.5978 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0501 years, in 1970.
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 181st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0713 years | 0.0501 years | 0.118 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1769 years | 0.129 years | 0.2178 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2449 years | 0.2205 years | 0.2709 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4272 years | 0.3121 years | 0.4945 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5671 years | 0.5021 years | 0.5945 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5978 years | 0.5978 years | 0.5978 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 31.31 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 29.54 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 0.5978 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5978 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0501 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release