School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.28 years in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1970β2023
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.
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 Martinique 4.85 years compare
- 170 North Macedonia, Republic of 4.82 years compare
- 171 Uzbekistan, Republic of 4.8 years compare
- 172 Honduras 4.77 years compare
- 173 Burkina Faso 4.68 years compare
- 174 San Marino, Republic of 4.68 years compare
- 175 Yemen, Republic of 4.67 years compare
More education data for ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 16.52 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.80 million (2021)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.4% (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 8.72 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 9.47 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.14 million (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.5% (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 9.83 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 19.79 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 9.96 million (2024)
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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release