School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 6.89 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1998–2024
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: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) is 6.89 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 6.89 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.31 years, in 1998.
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 216th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.45 years | 5.31 years | 5.59 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.12 years | 5.72 years | 6.55 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6 years | 6.32 years | 6.89 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.76 years | 6.63 years | 6.89 years | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.94 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 12.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 29.27 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.86 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 6.89 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: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.89 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.31 years in 1998.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 216th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 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