School life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: Africa
UNICEF: Africa: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 0.7203 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7203 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
163rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.7203 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.1372 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: Africa is 0.7203 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: Africa peaked at 0.7203 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1372 years, in 1970.
That places UNICEF: Africa 163rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1372 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.1385 years | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1461 years | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1561 years | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1678 years | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1811 years | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1969 years | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2151 years | +9.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2311 years | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2361 years | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2472 years | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2635 years | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2763 years | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2782 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2869 years | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2866 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2983 years | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.302 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3029 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.298 years | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2956 years | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2858 years | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3002 years | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3219 years | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3366 years | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3502 years | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.369 years | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3868 years | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3976 years | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4131 years | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4303 years | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4493 years | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4716 years | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.479 years | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4981 years | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5141 years | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5178 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5368 years | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5452 years | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.573 years | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5955 years | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5995 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6182 years | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6374 years | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6519 years | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.671 years | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6623 years | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6751 years | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6877 years | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.686 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7013 years | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7011 years | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7021 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7183 years | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.7203 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1806 years | 0.1372 years | 0.2361 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.284 years | 0.2472 years | 0.3029 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3457 years | 0.2858 years | 0.4131 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5015 years | 0.4303 years | 0.573 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6485 years | 0.5955 years | 0.6877 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7086 years | 0.7011 years | 0.7203 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Africa
- 160 Ethiopia 0.5109 years compare
- 161 Gabon 0.4844 years compare
- 162 Saint Lucia 0.4799 years compare
- 163 Seychelles 0.4557 years compare
- 164 Mauritania 0.449 years compare
- 165 Aruba 0.4319 years compare
- 166 Lesotho 0.4263 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: Africa
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 92.95 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: Africa?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: Africa was 0.7203 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7203 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1372 years in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: Africa rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- UNICEF: Africa ranks 163rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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