School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 9.09 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.09 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
166th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.1 years
in 2020
All-time low
4.45 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) stood at 9.09 years.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) peaked at 9.1 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.45 years, in 1970.
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) ranks 166th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.45 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.48 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 4.6 years | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 4.67 years | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 4.79 years | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 4.94 years | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 5.07 years | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 5.27 years | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 5.53 years | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 5.85 years | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 6.1 years | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 6.3 years | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 6.5 years | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 6.59 years | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 6.62 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 6.51 years | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 6.35 years | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 6.33 years | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 6.32 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 6.31 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 6.26 years | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 6.36 years | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 6.26 years | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 6.3 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 6.39 years | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 6.37 years | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 6.3 years | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 6.5 years | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 6.65 years | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 6.75 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 6.91 years | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 7.03 years | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 7.21 years | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 7.41 years | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 7.66 years | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 7.9 years | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 8.05 years | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 8.07 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 8.24 years | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 8.39 years | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 8.51 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 8.68 years | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 8.78 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 8.95 years | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 8.84 years | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.78 years | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 8.8 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 8.85 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 8.9 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 9.01 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 9.1 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 9.1 years | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.01 years | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 9.08 years | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 9.09 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.97 years | 4.45 years | 5.85 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.39 years | 6.1 years | 6.62 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.41 years | 6.26 years | 6.75 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.69 years | 6.91 years | 8.39 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.81 years | 8.51 years | 9.01 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.08 years | 9.01 years | 9.1 years | 5 |
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More education data for ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (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)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) was 9.09 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.45 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) ranks 166th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release