School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) was 6.17 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.17 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
28th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.57 years
in 2008
All-time low
2.5 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) stood at 6.17 years.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) peaked at 6.57 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.5 years, in 1970.
That places ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 28th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.5 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.51 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 2.56 years | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 2.64 years | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 2.72 years | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 2.9 years | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 3.16 years | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 3.33 years | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 3.53 years | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 3.69 years | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 3.9 years | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 4 years | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 4.01 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 3.94 years | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 3.86 years | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 3.75 years | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 3.72 years | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 3.74 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 3.73 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 3.71 years | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 3.63 years | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 3.59 years | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 3.46 years | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 3.48 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 3.59 years | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 3.79 years | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 3.92 years | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 4.32 years | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 4.59 years | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 4.7 years | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 4.89 years | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 5.12 years | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 5.37 years | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 5.58 years | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 5.74 years | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 6.01 years | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 6.17 years | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 6.37 years | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 6.57 years | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 6.56 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 6.5 years | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 6.42 years | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 6.4 years | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 6.33 years | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 6.35 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 6.26 years | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 6.3 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 6.38 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 6.42 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 6.5 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 6.57 years | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 6.43 years | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 6.18 years | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 6.15 years | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 6.17 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.95 years | 2.5 years | 3.69 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.84 years | 3.71 years | 4.01 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.91 years | 3.46 years | 4.7 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.84 years | 4.89 years | 6.57 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.39 years | 6.26 years | 6.5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3 years | 6.15 years | 6.57 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.9 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.79 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.39 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.16 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.94 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.77 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) was 6.17 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.57 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) ranks 28th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 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