School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)
ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 6.58 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) stood at 6.58 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) peaked at 6.66 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.95 years, in 1999.
ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) ranks 16th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.17 years | 5 years | 5.46 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.23 years | 4.69 years | 5.53 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.42 years | 3.95 years | 4.83 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.16 years | 4.15 years | 6.24 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.53 years | 6.3 years | 6.66 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.57 years | 6.51 years | 6.62 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)
- 13 Bhutan 7.76 years compare
- 14 Ireland 7.76 years compare
- 15 Botswana 7.68 years compare
- 16 United States Virgin Islands 7.45 years compare
- 17 Uganda 7.44 years compare
- 18 Turks and Caicos Islands 7.41 years compare
- 19 Papua New Guinea 7.39 years compare
More education data for ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.04 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 3.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 22.07 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 17.58 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 8.79 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) was 6.58 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.66 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.95 years in 1999.
- How does ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) ranks 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release