School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.4358 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.4358 years
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
213th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.4358 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.1227 years
in 1991
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) stood at 0.4358 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) peaked at 0.4358 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1227 years, in 1991.
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) ranks 213th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2206 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.2201 years | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2221 years | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2237 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2231 years | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2221 years | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2225 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2257 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2278 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2323 years | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2356 years | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2393 years | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2114 years | -11.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1835 years | -13.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1688 years | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 0.15 years | -11.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1578 years | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1534 years | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1486 years | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1446 years | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1356 years | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1227 years | -9.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1369 years | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1381 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1394 years | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1403 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1411 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1425 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1471 years | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1663 years | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 0.184 years | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2014 years | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2299 years | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2515 years | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2832 years | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3104 years | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3351 years | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3638 years | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3361 years | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3416 years | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3142 years | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2989 years | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3149 years | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3201 years | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.334 years | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3515 years | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3625 years | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.363 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3647 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3799 years | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3836 years | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3937 years | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.404 years | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4303 years | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4358 years | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.224 years | 0.2201 years | 0.2323 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1793 years | 0.1446 years | 0.2393 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.141 years | 0.1227 years | 0.1663 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2837 years | 0.184 years | 0.3638 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3404 years | 0.2989 years | 0.3799 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4095 years | 0.3836 years | 0.4358 years | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9308 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.14 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) was 0.4358 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4358 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1227 years in 1991.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) ranks 213th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 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