School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114): School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) was 6.98 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.98 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
6th
of 221 groups
All-time high
7.3 years
in 2008
All-time low
5.13 years
in 1973
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) stood at 6.98 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) peaked at 7.3 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.13 years, in 1973.
That places ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 6th 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, male (years) (male years) in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.22 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.26 years | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 5.27 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5.13 years | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 5.51 years | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 5.79 years | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 5.75 years | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 5.84 years | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 6.11 years | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 6.46 years | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 6.35 years | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 6.58 years | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 6.63 years | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 6.62 years | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 6.34 years | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 6.22 years | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 6.18 years | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 5.77 years | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 5.88 years | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 5.6 years | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 5.34 years | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 5.71 years | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 5.57 years | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 5.63 years | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 5.44 years | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 5.53 years | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 5.35 years | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 5.8 years | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 5.72 years | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 5.56 years | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 5.77 years | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 5.91 years | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 6.19 years | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 6.59 years | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 6.68 years | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 6.76 years | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 6.88 years | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 7.08 years | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 7.3 years | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 7.24 years | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 7.14 years | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 7.05 years | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.02 years | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 6.85 years | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 6.76 years | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 6.42 years | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 6.54 years | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 6.68 years | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 6.85 years | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 6.92 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 6.99 years | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 7.08 years | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 7.02 years | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 6.98 years | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 6.98 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.63 years | 5.13 years | 6.46 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.22 years | 5.6 years | 6.63 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.56 years | 5.34 years | 5.8 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.64 years | 5.77 years | 7.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.82 years | 6.42 years | 7.14 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.01 years | 6.98 years | 7.08 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
- 3 Sierra Leone 9.43 years compare
- 4 Namibia 8.96 years compare
- 5 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.91 years compare
- 6 Mozambique 8.82 years compare
- 7 Eswatini 8.43 years compare
- 8 Malawi 8.3 years compare
- 9 Antigua and Barbuda 8.13 years compare
More education data for ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.88 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.79 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5048 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9826 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) was 6.98 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.13 years in 1973.
- How does ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) ranks 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release