School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.4302 years in 2024. β Volatile
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) stood at 0.4302 years.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 0.4497 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0673 years, in 1971.
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 215th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.08 years | 0.0673 years | 0.0982 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1367 years | 0.1038 years | 0.1695 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1513 years | 0.1365 years | 0.1691 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2342 years | 0.169 years | 0.3196 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4051 years | 0.3437 years | 0.4497 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4227 years | 0.4138 years | 0.4302 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- 212 Afghanistan 0.0312 years compare
- 213 Somalia 0.0069 years compare
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.73 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 859,574 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 229,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 5.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 4.15 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 2.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 0.4302 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4497 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0673 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 215th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 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
February 2026 Data Release