School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 6.58 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.58 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
16th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.66 years
in 2014
All-time low
3.95 years
in 1999
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) stood at 6.58 years.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) peaked at 6.66 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.95 years, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 16th out of 221 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.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.15 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.14 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 5.17 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 5 years | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 5.03 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 5.18 years | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 5.14 years | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 5.18 years | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 5.29 years | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 5.46 years | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 5.47 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 5.38 years | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 5.45 years | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 5.53 years | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 5.43 years | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 5.12 years | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 5.19 years | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 4.91 years | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 5.11 years | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 4.69 years | -8.1% |
| 1990 | 4.4 years | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 4.83 years | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 4.65 years | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 4.67 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 4.52 years | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 4.52 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.3 years | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 4.22 years | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 4.13 years | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 3.95 years | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 4.15 years | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 4.39 years | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 4.54 years | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 4.73 years | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 4.99 years | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 5.19 years | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 5.46 years | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 5.72 years | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 6.15 years | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 6.24 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 6.3 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 6.61 years | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 6.63 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 6.65 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 6.66 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 6.5 years | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 6.53 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 6.45 years | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 6.46 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.46 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 6.51 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 6.62 years | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 6.59 years | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 6.57 years | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 6.58 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.17 years | 5 years | 5.46 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.23 years | 4.69 years | 5.53 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.42 years | 3.95 years | 4.83 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.16 years | 4.15 years | 6.24 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.53 years | 6.3 years | 6.66 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.57 years | 6.51 years | 6.62 years | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9308 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.14 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) was 6.58 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.66 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.95 years in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) ranks 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 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