School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) was 5.29 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.29 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
170th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.29 years
in 2024
All-time low
2.93 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) recorded 5.29 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) peaked at 5.29 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.93 years, in 1970.
That places ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.93 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.99 years | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 3.09 years | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 3.13 years | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 3.1 years | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 3.16 years | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 3.19 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 3.45 years | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 3.77 years | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 4.07 years | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 4.2 years | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 4.36 years | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 4.59 years | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 4.62 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 4.6 years | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 4.47 years | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 4.21 years | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 4.15 years | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 4.1 years | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 4.07 years | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 4 years | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 4.07 years | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 4.11 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 4.22 years | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 4.34 years | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 4.24 years | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 4.16 years | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 4.33 years | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 4.46 years | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 4.62 years | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 4.74 years | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 4.62 years | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 4.71 years | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 4.76 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 4.94 years | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 5.13 years | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 5.2 years | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 4.99 years | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 4.85 years | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 4.96 years | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 4.98 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 5.06 years | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 5.17 years | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 5.27 years | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 5.18 years | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 5.09 years | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 5.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 5.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.1 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 5.15 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 5.18 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 5.18 years | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.18 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 5.29 years | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 5.29 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.29 years | 2.93 years | 4.07 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.34 years | 4.07 years | 4.62 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.26 years | 4 years | 4.62 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.89 years | 4.62 years | 5.2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.12 years | 4.98 years | 5.27 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.23 years | 5.18 years | 5.29 years | 5 |
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More education data for ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) was 5.29 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.29 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.93 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release