School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)
ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) was 9.66 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.66 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
150th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.72 years
in 2021
All-time low
5.38 years
in 1999
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) stood at 9.66 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) peaked at 9.72 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.38 years, in 1999.
That places ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 150th 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 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.67 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.66 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 5.76 years | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 5.63 years | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 5.69 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 5.95 years | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 5.98 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 6.11 years | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 6.3 years | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 6.57 years | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 6.6 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 6.56 years | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 6.61 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 6.69 years | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 6.6 years | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 6.29 years | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 6.38 years | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 6.12 years | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 6.33 years | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 5.9 years | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 5.59 years | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 6.05 years | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 5.89 years | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 5.96 years | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 5.86 years | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 5.87 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 5.66 years | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 5.59 years | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 5.53 years | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 5.38 years | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 5.64 years | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 5.97 years | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 6.1 years | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 6.36 years | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 6.63 years | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 6.87 years | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 7.15 years | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 7.53 years | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 8.11 years | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 8.34 years | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 8.5 years | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 9.01 years | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 9.02 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 9.1 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 9.33 years | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 9.28 years | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 9.44 years | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 9.37 years | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 9.4 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 9.43 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 9.53 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 9.72 years | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 9.68 years | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 9.65 years | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 9.66 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.93 years | 5.63 years | 6.57 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.41 years | 5.9 years | 6.69 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.74 years | 5.38 years | 6.05 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.87 years | 5.64 years | 8.34 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.19 years | 8.5 years | 9.44 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.65 years | 9.53 years | 9.72 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)
- 147 Solomon Islands 10.59 years compare
- 148 Papua New Guinea 10.58 years compare
- 149 Belarus 10.54 years compare
- 150 Seychelles 10.54 years compare
- 151 Malawi 10.52 years compare
- 152 Lesotho 10.44 years compare
- 153 Gabon 10.44 years compare
More education data for ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9308 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) was 9.66 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.72 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.38 years in 1999.
- How does ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) ranks 150th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 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