School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) was 9.55 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1970–2016
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.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.93 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.91 years | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 5.03 years | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 5.03 years | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 5.22 years | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 5.44 years | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 5.51 years | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 5.62 years | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 5.68 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 5.92 years | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 6.15 years | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 6.34 years | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 6.55 years | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 6.68 years | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 6.77 years | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 6.74 years | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 6.8 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 6.8 years | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 6.87 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 6.74 years | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 6.48 years | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 6.59 years | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 6.34 years | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 6.33 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 6.51 years | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 6.59 years | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 6.68 years | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 6.96 years | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 7.14 years | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 7.11 years | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 7.28 years | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 7.43 years | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 7.54 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 7.76 years | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 7.96 years | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 8.31 years | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 8.54 years | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 8.69 years | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 8.99 years | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 9.13 years | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 9.16 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 9.27 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 9.37 years | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 9.4 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 9.46 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 9.43 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 9.55 years | +1.3% |
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)
More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.01 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.31 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.16 % change on previous year (2021)
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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February 2026 Data Release