School life expectancy, tertiary, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 0.512 years in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
0.512 years
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
206th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.512 years
in 2021
All-time low
0.0599 years
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 0.512 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 0.512 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0599 years, in 1970.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 206th 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 GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0599 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.0603 years | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0636 years | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 0.067 years | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0716 years | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0745 years | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0778 years | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0831 years | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0909 years | +9.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1009 years | +11.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1073 years | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1168 years | +8.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1242 years | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1267 years | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1298 years | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1382 years | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1435 years | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1433 years | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1536 years | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1614 years | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1634 years | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1673 years | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1714 years | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1754 years | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1772 years | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1792 years | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1825 years | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1867 years | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1888 years | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1911 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2133 years | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2363 years | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2568 years | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2829 years | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2963 years | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3159 years | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3294 years | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3451 years | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3685 years | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.394 years | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4235 years | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4519 years | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4658 years | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4775 years | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4935 years | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4993 years | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4937 years | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4986 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5004 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5008 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5062 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.512 years | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.075 years | 0.0599 years | 0.1009 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1345 years | 0.1073 years | 0.1614 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1783 years | 0.1634 years | 0.1911 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3039 years | 0.2133 years | 0.394 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4805 years | 0.4235 years | 0.5008 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5091 years | 0.5062 years | 0.512 years | 2 |
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 0.512 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 0.512 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0599 years in 1970.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 206th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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