School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 9.55 years in 2016. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1970β2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) is 9.55 years, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 9.55 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.91 years, in 1971.
That places ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.33 years | 4.91 years | 5.92 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.64 years | 6.15 years | 6.87 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.67 years | 6.33 years | 7.14 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.16 years | 7.28 years | 9.13 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.37 years | 9.16 years | 9.55 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- 168 Syrian Arab Republic 8.3 years compare
- 169 Burundi 8.27 years compare
- 170 Pakistan 8.17 years compare
- 171 Nigeria 8.15 years compare
- 172 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 8.04 years compare
- 173 Yemen, Republic of 7.83 years compare
- 174 Eritrea, The State of 7.75 years compare
More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.01 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 22.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 52.52 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 43.21 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 21.46 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 9.55 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.55 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.91 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release