School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.39 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) is 5.39 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 5.44 years in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.38 years, in 1970.
That places ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 163rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.94 years | 2.38 years | 4.18 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.48 years | 3.96 years | 4.96 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.31 years | 4.04 years | 4.81 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.08 years | 4.81 years | 5.44 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.21 years | 5.04 years | 5.4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3 years | 5.21 years | 5.39 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 31.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 29.54 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 5.39 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.44 years in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.38 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 163rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 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