School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 9.5 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.5 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
157th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.56 years
in 2021
All-time low
5.39 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) recorded 9.5 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) peaked at 9.56 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.39 years, in 1971.
ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) ranks 157th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.41 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.39 years | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 5.47 years | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 5.53 years | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 5.57 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 5.72 years | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 5.86 years | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 5.95 years | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 6.1 years | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 6.26 years | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 6.43 years | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 6.55 years | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 6.55 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 6.57 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 6.56 years | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 6.43 years | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 6.4 years | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 6.27 years | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 6.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 6.43 years | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 6.32 years | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 6.6 years | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 6.57 years | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 6.61 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 6.62 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 6.62 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 6.55 years | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 6.54 years | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 6.52 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 6.53 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 6.57 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 6.72 years | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 6.96 years | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 7.2 years | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 7.51 years | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 7.79 years | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 8 years | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 8.24 years | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 8.55 years | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 8.66 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 8.75 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 8.88 years | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 8.94 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 8.99 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 9.05 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 9.05 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.09 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 9.22 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 9.28 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 9.4 years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 9.48 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 9.56 years | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 9.5 years | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 9.45 years | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 9.5 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.73 years | 5.39 years | 6.26 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.45 years | 6.27 years | 6.57 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.55 years | 6.32 years | 6.62 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.62 years | 6.57 years | 8.66 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.06 years | 8.75 years | 9.4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5 years | 9.45 years | 9.56 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
More education data for ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.00 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) was 9.5 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.56 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.39 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) ranks 157th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 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