School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 8.76 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
8.76 years
Change on year
down 2.4%
Rank
205th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.05 years
in 2020
All-time low
4.2 years
in 1970
Years of data
53
1970–2022
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2022, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) stood at 8.76 years.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 9.05 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.2 years, in 1970.
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 205th of 221 groups on this measure, 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, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.2 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.21 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 4.28 years | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 4.3 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 4.36 years | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 4.63 years | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 4.82 years | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 5.04 years | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 5.24 years | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 5.48 years | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 5.58 years | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 5.74 years | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 5.78 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 5.73 years | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 5.57 years | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 5.46 years | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 5.44 years | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 5.31 years | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 5.38 years | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 5.26 years | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 5.06 years | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 5.17 years | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 5.02 years | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 5.04 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 5.12 years | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 5.36 years | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 5.45 years | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 5.75 years | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 5.98 years | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 6.01 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 6.22 years | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 6.51 years | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 6.82 years | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 7.08 years | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 7.32 years | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 7.63 years | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 7.88 years | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 8.15 years | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 8.49 years | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 8.55 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 8.56 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 8.71 years | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 8.71 years | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.7 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 8.75 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 8.61 years | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 8.72 years | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 8.82 years | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 8.91 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 8.98 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 9.05 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 8.98 years | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 8.76 years | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.66 years | 4.2 years | 5.48 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.53 years | 5.26 years | 5.78 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.39 years | 5.02 years | 6.01 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.46 years | 6.22 years | 8.55 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.75 years | 8.56 years | 8.98 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.93 years | 8.76 years | 9.05 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- 202 Guinea-Bissau 6.89 years compare
- 203 Sudan 6.67 years compare
- 204 Burkina Faso 6.59 years compare
- 205 Djibouti 6.46 years compare
- 206 Niger 5.34 years compare
- 207 Equatorial Guinea 4.9 years compare
- 208 Somalia 1.23 years compare
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.1% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.57 million (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.21 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 64.75 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 48.88 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 24.29 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 8.76 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.05 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 205th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release