School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) was 5.28 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.28 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
172nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.97 years
in 2020
All-time low
2.31 years
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) recorded 5.28 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 5.97 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.31 years, in 1970.
That places ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 172nd out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.31 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.35 years | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 2.39 years | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 2.44 years | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 2.87 years | +17.4% |
| 1975 | 2.99 years | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 3.04 years | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 3.11 years | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 3.08 years | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 3.41 years | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 3.57 years | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 3.69 years | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 3.84 years | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 3.85 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 3.82 years | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 3.75 years | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 3.76 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 3.88 years | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 3.9 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 3.84 years | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 3.67 years | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 3.56 years | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 3.33 years | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 3.28 years | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 3.36 years | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 3.44 years | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 3.6 years | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 4.15 years | +15.2% |
| 1998 | 4.52 years | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 4.51 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 4.71 years | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 4.87 years | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 4.91 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 5.12 years | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 5.11 years | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 5.31 years | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 5.43 years | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 5.64 years | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 5.85 years | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 5.84 years | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 5.77 years | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 5.72 years | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 5.72 years | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.68 years | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 5.65 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 5.52 years | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 5.65 years | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 5.72 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 5.8 years | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 5.88 years | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 5.97 years | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 5.7 years | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 5.28 years | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 5.28 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.8 years | 2.31 years | 3.41 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.79 years | 3.57 years | 3.9 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.74 years | 3.28 years | 4.52 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.28 years | 4.71 years | 5.85 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.71 years | 5.52 years | 5.88 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.56 years | 5.28 years | 5.97 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- 169 Barbados 5 years compare
- 170 Czechia 5 years compare
- 171 Comoros 4.93 years compare
- 172 Micronesia (country) 4.92 years compare
- 173 Lebanon 4.91 years compare
- 174 Martinique 4.85 years compare
- 175 North Macedonia 4.82 years compare
More education data for ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.62 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.96 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.90 million (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 471,371 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.58 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42.53 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6253 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 5.28 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.97 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.31 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 172nd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 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