School life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 0.5978 years in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
0.5978 years
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
181st
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.5978 years
in 2020
All-time low
0.0501 years
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2020, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) stood at 0.5978 years. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 0.5978 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0501 years, in 1970.
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 181st 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: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0501 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.0503 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0541 years | +7.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0583 years | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0624 years | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0653 years | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0728 years | +11.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0854 years | +17.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0967 years | +13.3% |
| 1979 | 0.118 years | +22.0% |
| 1980 | 0.129 years | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1527 years | +18.4% |
| 1982 | 0.161 years | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1683 years | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1719 years | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1862 years | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1929 years | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1849 years | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2044 years | +10.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2178 years | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2205 years | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2229 years | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2286 years | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2363 years | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2419 years | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2458 years | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2531 years | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2622 years | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2664 years | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2709 years | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3121 years | +15.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3483 years | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3836 years | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4207 years | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 0.43 years | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4543 years | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4609 years | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4782 years | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4945 years | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.49 years | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5021 years | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5238 years | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5464 years | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5697 years | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5874 years | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5831 years | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5812 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5914 years | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5945 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5916 years | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5978 years | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0713 years | 0.0501 years | 0.118 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1769 years | 0.129 years | 0.2178 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2449 years | 0.2205 years | 0.2709 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4272 years | 0.3121 years | 0.4945 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5671 years | 0.5021 years | 0.5945 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5978 years | 0.5978 years | 0.5978 years | 1 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.31 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 0.5978 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5978 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0501 years in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 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