School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 7.84 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) stood at 7.84 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 7.87 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.56 years, in 1996.
That places ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 156th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5.62 years | — |
| 1996 | 5.56 years | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 5.76 years | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 5.92 years | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 6.01 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 6.18 years | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 6.27 years | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 6.46 years | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 6.63 years | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 6.84 years | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 7.08 years | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 7.23 years | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 7.26 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 7.39 years | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 7.49 years | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 7.55 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 7.65 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 7.71 years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 7.78 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 7.75 years | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 7.66 years | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 7.68 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 7.72 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 7.75 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 7.81 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 7.87 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 7.77 years | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 7.77 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.83 years | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 7.84 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.78 years | 5.56 years | 6.01 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.88 years | 6.18 years | 7.49 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.71 years | 7.55 years | 7.81 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.82 years | 7.77 years | 7.87 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 7.84 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.87 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.56 years in 1996.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 156th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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