School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) was 9.48 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
9.48 years
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
174th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.48 years
in 2023
All-time low
4.08 years
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) stood at 9.48 years. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) peaked at 9.48 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.08 years, in 1970.
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 174th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.08 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.11 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 4.25 years | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 4.34 years | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 4.33 years | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 4.45 years | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 4.57 years | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 4.88 years | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 5.29 years | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 5.67 years | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 5.91 years | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 6.21 years | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 6.59 years | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 6.75 years | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 6.85 years | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 6.75 years | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 6.41 years | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 6.37 years | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 6.34 years | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 6.22 years | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 6.31 years | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 6.34 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 6.37 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 6.52 years | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 6.74 years | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 6.64 years | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 6.56 years | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 6.79 years | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 6.96 years | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 7.1 years | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 7.3 years | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 7.25 years | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 7.44 years | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 7.61 years | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 7.88 years | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 8.09 years | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 8.19 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 7.89 years | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 7.88 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 8.13 years | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 8.28 years | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 8.46 years | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 8.72 years | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 9.12 years | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 8.85 years | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 8.86 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 8.8 years | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 8.88 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 8.93 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 9.07 years | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 9.19 years | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 9.27 years | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 9.27 years | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.48 years | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.6 years | 4.08 years | 5.67 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.44 years | 5.91 years | 6.85 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.63 years | 6.31 years | 7.1 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.77 years | 7.25 years | 8.19 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8 years | 8.28 years | 9.12 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3 years | 9.19 years | 9.48 years | 4 |
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More education data for ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) was 9.48 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.48 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.08 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release