School life expectancy, tertiary, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 0.5181 years in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
0.5181 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
203rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.5181 years
in 2021
All-time low
0.0642 years
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2021, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 0.5181 years. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.5181 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0642 years, in 1970.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 203rd 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0642 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.0652 years | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0689 years | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0727 years | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0785 years | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0831 years | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0878 years | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0944 years | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1036 years | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1147 years | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1223 years | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1331 years | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1419 years | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1457 years | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1502 years | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1595 years | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1662 years | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1681 years | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1802 years | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1905 years | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1938 years | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.198 years | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2024 years | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2117 years | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2147 years | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.217 years | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2215 years | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2263 years | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2298 years | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2336 years | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2578 years | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 0.278 years | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2962 years | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3236 years | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3314 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3432 years | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3498 years | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3654 years | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3841 years | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4105 years | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4402 years | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4665 years | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4841 years | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.493 years | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5062 years | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5107 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5037 years | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.51 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5121 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5107 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5141 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5181 years | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0833 years | 0.0642 years | 0.1147 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1558 years | 0.1223 years | 0.1905 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2149 years | 0.1938 years | 0.2336 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.334 years | 0.2578 years | 0.4105 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4937 years | 0.4402 years | 0.5121 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5161 years | 0.5141 years | 0.5181 years | 2 |
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.24 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.5181 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5181 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0642 years in 1970.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 203rd out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this UIS: 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