School life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121): School life expectancy, primary, male was 6.32 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) is 6.32 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) peaked at 6.84 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.72 years, in 1971.
That places ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 24th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.12 years | 3.72 years | 4.72 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.88 years | 4.7 years | 5.09 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.95 years | 4.65 years | 5.52 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.32 years | 5.62 years | 6.84 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.59 years | 6.48 years | 6.75 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.45 years | 6.31 years | 6.69 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- 21 Guinea-Bissau 7.34 years compare
- 22 South Africa 7.3 years compare
- 23 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7.25 years compare
- 24 Cameroon 7.19 years compare
- 25 Timor-Leste 7.18 years compare
- 26 American Samoa 7.1 years compare
- 27 Vanuatu 7.1 years compare
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.8% (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.4% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.75 million (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.2% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.47 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 18.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 56.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 41.84 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 21.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) was 6.32 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.84 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.72 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 24th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 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