School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) was 6.05 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.05 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
38th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.31 years
in 2020
All-time low
2.97 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) stood at 6.05 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 6.31 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.97 years, in 1970.
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 38th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.97 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.98 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 3.03 years | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 3.04 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 3.11 years | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 3.28 years | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 3.46 years | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 3.6 years | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 3.76 years | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 3.93 years | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 4.07 years | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 4.13 years | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 4.15 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 4.1 years | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 4.01 years | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 3.85 years | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 3.84 years | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 3.77 years | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 3.81 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 3.7 years | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 3.56 years | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 3.66 years | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 3.55 years | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 3.58 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 3.63 years | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 3.8 years | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 3.86 years | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 4.11 years | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 4.27 years | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 4.3 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 4.47 years | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 4.66 years | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 4.88 years | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 5.09 years | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 5.27 years | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 5.5 years | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 5.68 years | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 5.87 years | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 6.14 years | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 6.14 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.11 years | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 6.15 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 6.14 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 6.13 years | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 6.14 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 6.04 years | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 6.08 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 6.15 years | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 6.2 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 6.26 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 6.31 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 6.25 years | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 6.07 years | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 6.04 years | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 6.05 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.32 years | 2.97 years | 3.93 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.94 years | 3.7 years | 4.15 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.83 years | 3.55 years | 4.3 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.37 years | 4.47 years | 6.14 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.14 years | 6.04 years | 6.26 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.14 years | 6.04 years | 6.31 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.57 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.63 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 6.05 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.31 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.97 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 38th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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