School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 9.19 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.19 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
185th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.86 years
in 2014
All-time low
5.01 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) is 9.19 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 9.86 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.01 years, in 1971.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 185th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.04 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.01 years | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 5.11 years | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 5.23 years | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 5.5 years | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 5.61 years | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 5.78 years | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 5.88 years | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 6.04 years | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 6.08 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 6.23 years | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 6.33 years | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 6.46 years | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 6.62 years | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 6.67 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 6.74 years | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 6.91 years | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 7.02 years | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 7.27 years | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 6.87 years | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 7.05 years | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 7.03 years | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 6.72 years | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 6.6 years | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 6.43 years | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 6.33 years | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 6.14 years | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 6.3 years | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 6.37 years | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 6.3 years | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 6.64 years | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 7.35 years | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 7.24 years | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 7.34 years | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.39 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 7.41 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 7.31 years | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 7.73 years | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 8.2 years | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 8.56 years | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 8.89 years | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 9.16 years | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 9.41 years | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 9.7 years | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 9.86 years | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 9.79 years | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 9.63 years | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 9.13 years | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 8.99 years | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 8.95 years | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 8.93 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 9.06 years | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 9.13 years | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 9.19 years | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 9.19 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.53 years | 5.01 years | 6.08 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.71 years | 6.23 years | 7.27 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.53 years | 6.14 years | 7.05 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.52 years | 6.64 years | 8.56 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.35 years | 8.89 years | 9.86 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1 years | 8.93 years | 9.19 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- 182 Niger 6.7 years compare
- 183 Sierra Leone 6.62 years compare
- 184 Central African Republic 6.32 years compare
- 185 Papua New Guinea 5.78 years compare
- 186 Djibouti 4.05 years compare
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.73 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 859,574 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 229,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 5.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 4.15 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 2.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 9.19 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.86 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.01 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 185th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 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