School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 7.07 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) stood at 7.07 years.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 7.15 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.96 years, in 1971.
That places ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 7th out of 224 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.27 years | 4.96 years | 5.8 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.69 years | 5.18 years | 6.14 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.37 years | 5.18 years | 5.54 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.27 years | 5.24 years | 7.1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.98 years | 6.87 years | 7.06 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1 years | 7.06 years | 7.15 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- 4 American Samoa 7.19 years compare
- 4 Namibia 8.68 years compare
- 5 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.59 years compare
- 6 Mozambique 8.56 years compare
- 6 South Africa 7.12 years compare
- 7 Malawi 8.39 years compare
- 8 Zambia 8.22 years compare
- 9 Eswatini 8.16 years compare
- 10 Antigua and Barbuda 7.9 years compare
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.77 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 8.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 36.81 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 25.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 12.76 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 7.07 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.15 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.96 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 7th out of 224 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 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