School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 9.03 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) recorded 9.03 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 9.28 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.76 years, in 1971.
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 170th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.14 years | 4.76 years | 5.68 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.37 years | 5.9 years | 6.58 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.35 years | 6.03 years | 6.74 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.7 years | 6.88 years | 8.59 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.87 years | 8.59 years | 9.16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.12 years | 8.98 years | 9.28 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- 167 Cambodia 10.04 years compare
- 168 Mozambique 10.03 years compare
- 169 Congo 10.02 years compare
- 170 Jamaica 9.97 years compare
- 171 Comoros 9.89 years compare
- 172 Bangladesh 9.83 years compare
- 173 Tajikistan 9.76 years compare
More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.01 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 22.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 52.52 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 43.21 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 21.46 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 9.03 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.28 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.76 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release