School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) was 5.9 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.9 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
83rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.44 years
in 2020
All-time low
2.68 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) recorded 5.9 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) peaked at 6.44 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.68 years, in 1971.
That places ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 83rd 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.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.7 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.68 years | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 2.72 years | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 2.73 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 2.82 years | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 2.88 years | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 2.95 years | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 3.01 years | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 2.98 years | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 3.07 years | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 3.37 years | +9.5% |
| 1981 | 3.63 years | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 3.8 years | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 3.84 years | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 3.87 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 3.86 years | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 3.91 years | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 3.97 years | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 4 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 3.93 years | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 3.79 years | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 3.76 years | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 3.56 years | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 3.49 years | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 3.6 years | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 3.86 years | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 3.96 years | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 4.44 years | +12.1% |
| 1998 | 4.8 years | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 4.85 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 5.02 years | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 5.22 years | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 5.33 years | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 5.43 years | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 5.48 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 5.73 years | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 5.91 years | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 6.09 years | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 6.34 years | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 6.37 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 6.34 years | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 6.35 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 6.31 years | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 6.23 years | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 6.29 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 6.13 years | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 6.21 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 6.26 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 6.3 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 6.36 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 6.44 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 6.24 years | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 5.9 years | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 5.88 years | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 5.9 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.86 years | 2.68 years | 3.07 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.82 years | 3.37 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.01 years | 3.49 years | 4.85 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.69 years | 5.02 years | 6.37 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.28 years | 6.13 years | 6.36 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.07 years | 5.88 years | 6.44 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
More education data for ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.79 million (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.13 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) was 5.9 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.44 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.68 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) ranks 83rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 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