School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 0.5435 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa is 0.5435 years, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.5436 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0837 years, in 1971.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2018, putting it 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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0841 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.0837 years | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0862 years | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0887 years | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0936 years | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0975 years | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1017 years | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1082 years | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1166 years | +7.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1271 years | +9.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1345 years | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 0.145 years | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1542 years | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1584 years | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1631 years | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1726 years | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1794 years | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1815 years | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1933 years | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2036 years | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2076 years | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2116 years | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2156 years | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.225 years | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2294 years | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2323 years | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2363 years | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.241 years | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2432 years | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2453 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2672 years | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2898 years | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3094 years | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.335 years | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3476 years | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3661 years | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.379 years | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3938 years | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4163 years | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4428 years | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4716 years | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4986 years | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5099 years | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.523 years | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5368 years | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5436 years | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5366 years | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5411 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5435 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0987 years | 0.0837 years | 0.1271 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1686 years | 0.1345 years | 0.2036 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2287 years | 0.2076 years | 0.2453 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3547 years | 0.2672 years | 0.4428 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5227 years | 0.4716 years | 0.5436 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.004 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 46.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.5435 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5436 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0837 years in 1971.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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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Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.