School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 7.67 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) stood at 7.67 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 8.36 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.67 years, in 1999.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 182nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5.8 years | — |
| 1998 | 5.79 years | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 5.67 years | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 5.99 years | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 6.56 years | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 6.56 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 6.59 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 6.65 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 6.66 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 6.56 years | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 6.84 years | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 7.17 years | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 7.47 years | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 7.67 years | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 7.95 years | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 8.08 years | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 8.21 years | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 8.36 years | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 8.25 years | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 8.18 years | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 7.68 years | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 7.52 years | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 7.43 years | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 7.41 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 7.49 years | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 7.64 years | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 7.68 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 7.67 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.75 years | 5.67 years | 5.8 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.71 years | 5.99 years | 7.47 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.93 years | 7.43 years | 8.36 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.58 years | 7.41 years | 7.68 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 116,760 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 352,678 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 252,251 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 112,564 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 7.67 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.36 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.67 years in 1999.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 182nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release