School life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 0.4939 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.4939 years
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
207th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.4988 years
in 2023
All-time low
0.0943 years
in 1970
Years of data
53
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa is 0.4939 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 0.4988 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0943 years, in 1970.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 207th 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 UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0943 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.0959 years | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0985 years | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1013 years | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1076 years | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1123 years | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1133 years | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1161 years | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.124 years | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1292 years | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1357 years | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1399 years | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1471 years | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1501 years | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1533 years | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1604 years | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1671 years | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1737 years | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1803 years | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1886 years | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1905 years | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1918 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1948 years | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2053 years | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2068 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2081 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2133 years | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2177 years | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2231 years | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2289 years | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2404 years | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2561 years | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2651 years | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2851 years | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2967 years | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3009 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3044 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3183 years | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.338 years | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3691 years | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4106 years | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4398 years | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4566 years | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.467 years | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4779 years | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4921 years | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4938 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.495 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4932 years | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4868 years | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4972 years | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4988 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4939 years | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1092 years | 0.0943 years | 0.1292 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1596 years | 0.1357 years | 0.1886 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.208 years | 0.1905 years | 0.2289 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2974 years | 0.2404 years | 0.3691 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4713 years | 0.4106 years | 0.495 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4966 years | 0.4939 years | 0.4988 years | 3 |
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.76 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 99.95 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 0.4939 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4988 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0943 years in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 207th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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