School life expectancy, tertiary, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 0.5291 years in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
0.5291 years
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
195th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.5291 years
in 2021
All-time low
0.0745 years
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 0.5291 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.5291 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0745 years, in 1970.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 195th 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0745 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.0755 years | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0791 years | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0827 years | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0886 years | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 0.093 years | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0976 years | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1039 years | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1127 years | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1234 years | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1309 years | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1413 years | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1498 years | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1536 years | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1579 years | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1667 years | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1733 years | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1751 years | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1865 years | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1964 years | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1994 years | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.203 years | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2071 years | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2162 years | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.219 years | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2212 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2255 years | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2303 years | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2336 years | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2373 years | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.26 years | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2824 years | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3015 years | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3267 years | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3381 years | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3519 years | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3606 years | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3748 years | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3967 years | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.422 years | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4503 years | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.477 years | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4935 years | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5056 years | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5175 years | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5223 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5155 years | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5215 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5235 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5223 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5254 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5291 years | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0931 years | 0.0745 years | 0.1234 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1631 years | 0.1309 years | 0.1964 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2193 years | 0.1994 years | 0.2373 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3415 years | 0.26 years | 0.422 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5049 years | 0.4503 years | 0.5235 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5272 years | 0.5254 years | 0.5291 years | 2 |
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.5291 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5291 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0745 years in 1970.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 195th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this WB: 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