School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120): School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower was 7.74 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), 1993–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) recorded 7.74 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) peaked at 8.14 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.02 years, in 1993.
That places ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 4.02 years | — |
| 1994 | 4.12 years | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 4.32 years | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 4.46 years | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 4.88 years | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 5.21 years | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 5.35 years | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 5.64 years | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 5.92 years | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 6.25 years | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 6.52 years | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 6.76 years | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 7.11 years | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 7.39 years | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 7.66 years | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 7.94 years | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 7.98 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 8 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 7.98 years | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 8 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 7.94 years | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 7.96 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 7.86 years | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 7.91 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 7.97 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 8.01 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 8.08 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 8.14 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 7.8 years | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 7.77 years | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 7.74 years | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.62 years | 4.02 years | 5.35 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 6.92 years | 5.64 years | 7.98 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.97 years | 7.86 years | 8.08 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.86 years | 7.74 years | 8.14 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.9 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.79 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.39 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.16 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.94 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.77 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) was 7.74 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.14 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.02 years in 1993.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) ranks 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 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