School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.78 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa is 0.78 years, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.7803 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2796 years, in 1973.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2915 years | 0.2796 years | 0.3023 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.3004 years | 0.2921 years | 0.3083 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3158 years | 0.3104 years | 0.3297 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4327 years | 0.3523 years | 0.5176 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6765 years | 0.5214 years | 0.7803 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 31 San Marino 2.83 years compare
- 32 Italy 2.81 years compare
- 33 South Korea 2.81 years compare
- 34 Slovenia 2.77 years compare
- 35 Croatia 2.77 years compare
- 36 Luxembourg 2.76 years compare
- 37 Macao 2.72 years compare
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 32.03 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 16.22 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 15.81 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.02 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.33 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 94.2% (2018)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 0.767 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.57 million number (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9955 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.78 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7803 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2796 years in 1973.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.