School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121): School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower was 7.97 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1994–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) is 7.97 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) peaked at 8.29 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.23 years, in 1994.
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 150th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 5.23 years | — |
| 1995 | 5.35 years | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 5.41 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 5.69 years | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 5.91 years | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 6.02 years | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 6.2 years | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 6.44 years | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 6.68 years | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 6.96 years | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 7.16 years | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 7.44 years | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 7.65 years | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 7.89 years | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 8.12 years | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 8.16 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 8.2 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 8.21 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 8.24 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 8.17 years | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 8.17 years | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.09 years | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 8.11 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 8.15 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 8.17 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 8.24 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 8.29 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 8.01 years | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 8 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 7.97 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6 years | 5.23 years | 6.02 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.27 years | 6.2 years | 8.16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.18 years | 8.09 years | 8.24 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.07 years | 7.97 years | 8.29 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.0646 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.75 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.47 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.6599 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) was 7.97 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 Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.29 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.23 years in 1994.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 150th 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 Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 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