School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.7308 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) is 0.7308 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) peaked at 0.7308 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2484 years, in 1972.
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) ranks 166th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2599 years | 0.2484 years | 0.2759 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.2844 years | 0.2776 years | 0.2932 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3014 years | 0.2953 years | 0.3133 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4138 years | 0.3331 years | 0.5076 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6107 years | 0.5205 years | 0.6739 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6824 years | 0.6203 years | 0.7308 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
- 163 Equatorial Guinea 0.9769 years compare
- 164 Turkmenistan 0.9531 years compare
- 165 Honduras 0.9527 years compare
- 166 Bermuda 0.9279 years compare
- 167 Belize 0.918 years compare
- 168 Philippines 0.9054 years compare
- 169 Samoa 0.8858 years compare
More education data for ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) was 0.7308 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7308 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2484 years in 1972.
- How does ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) ranks 166th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 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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February 2026 Data Release