School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 8.91 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
8.91 years
Change on year
down 2.3%
Rank
174th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.23 years
in 2020
All-time low
4.11 years
in 1971
Years of data
53
1970–2022
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) is 8.91 years, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) peaked at 9.23 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.11 years, in 1971.
That places ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.12 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.11 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 4.19 years | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 4.27 years | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 4.49 years | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 4.66 years | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 4.83 years | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 4.93 years | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 5.04 years | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 5.29 years | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 5.56 years | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 5.73 years | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 5.83 years | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 5.85 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 5.84 years | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 5.76 years | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 5.75 years | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 5.77 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 5.76 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 5.94 years | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 5.86 years | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 5.89 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 5.79 years | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 5.78 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 5.84 years | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 5.97 years | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 6.02 years | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 6.29 years | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 6.49 years | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 6.61 years | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 6.75 years | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 7.02 years | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 7.25 years | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 7.51 years | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 7.74 years | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 8.03 years | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 8.27 years | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 8.58 years | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 8.83 years | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 8.91 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 8.97 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 9 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 9.07 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 9.05 years | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 9.09 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 9.01 years | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 9.03 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 9.09 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 9.11 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 9.18 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 9.23 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 9.12 years | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 8.91 years | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.59 years | 4.11 years | 5.29 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.78 years | 5.56 years | 5.94 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.05 years | 5.78 years | 6.61 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.89 years | 6.75 years | 8.91 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.06 years | 8.97 years | 9.18 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.08 years | 8.91 years | 9.23 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- 171 Cambodia 10.04 years compare
- 172 Mozambique 10.03 years compare
- 173 Congo 10.02 years compare
- 174 Jamaica 9.97 years compare
- 175 Comoros 9.89 years compare
- 176 Bangladesh 9.83 years compare
- 177 Tajikistan 9.76 years compare
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.8% (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.4% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.75 million (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.2% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.47 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 18.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 56.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 41.84 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 20.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) was 8.91 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.23 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.11 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 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