School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) was 5.39 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.39 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
166th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.14 years
in 2020
All-time low
2.75 years
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
School life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) is 5.39 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 6.14 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.75 years, in 1970.
That places ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 166th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.75 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.78 years | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 2.82 years | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 2.86 years | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 3.31 years | +15.7% |
| 1975 | 3.45 years | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 3.49 years | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 3.57 years | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 3.52 years | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 3.89 years | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 4.06 years | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 4.21 years | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 4.37 years | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 4.34 years | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 4.29 years | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 4.17 years | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 4.17 years | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 4.32 years | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 4.36 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 4.27 years | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 4.05 years | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 3.91 years | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 3.63 years | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 3.56 years | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 3.64 years | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 3.82 years | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 4.03 years | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 4.62 years | +14.7% |
| 1998 | 5.06 years | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 5.02 years | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 5.17 years | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 5.31 years | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 5.34 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 5.54 years | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 5.48 years | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 5.64 years | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 5.72 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 5.91 years | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 6.11 years | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 6.05 years | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 5.97 years | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 5.92 years | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 5.9 years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 5.85 years | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 5.82 years | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 5.7 years | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 5.82 years | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 5.89 years | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 5.97 years | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 6.05 years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 6.14 years | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 5.84 years | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 5.39 years | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 5.39 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.24 years | 2.75 years | 3.89 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.26 years | 4.06 years | 4.37 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.13 years | 3.56 years | 5.06 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.63 years | 5.17 years | 6.11 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.89 years | 5.7 years | 6.05 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.69 years | 5.39 years | 6.14 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
More education data for ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.62 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.96 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.90 million (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 471,371 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.58 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42.53 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6253 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 5.39 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.14 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.75 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 166th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 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