School life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 0.5176 years in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
0.5176 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
204th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.5176 years
in 2021
All-time low
0.0641 years
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2021, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 0.5176 years. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.5176 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0641 years, in 1970.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 204th 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0641 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.065 years | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0687 years | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0725 years | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0783 years | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0829 years | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0875 years | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0941 years | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1033 years | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1143 years | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 0.122 years | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1328 years | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1416 years | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1455 years | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.15 years | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1594 years | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1664 years | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1684 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1804 years | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1907 years | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1939 years | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1979 years | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2023 years | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2118 years | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2148 years | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2171 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2216 years | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2265 years | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2299 years | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2338 years | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2578 years | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2777 years | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2957 years | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.323 years | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3308 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3427 years | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3495 years | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3649 years | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3839 years | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4102 years | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4396 years | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4663 years | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4841 years | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.493 years | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5061 years | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5105 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5034 years | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5096 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5116 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5103 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5137 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5176 years | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0831 years | 0.0641 years | 0.1143 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1557 years | 0.122 years | 0.1907 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.215 years | 0.1939 years | 0.2338 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3336 years | 0.2578 years | 0.4102 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4935 years | 0.4396 years | 0.5116 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5156 years | 0.5137 years | 0.5176 years | 2 |
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.25 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.52 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5507 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 78.55 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.5176 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5176 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0641 years in 1970.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 204th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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