School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) was 9.09 years in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
9.09 years
Change on year
down 2.9%
Rank
193rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.51 years
in 2011
All-time low
4.98 years
in 1970
Years of data
46
1970–2015
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2015, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) stood at 9.09 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) peaked at 9.51 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.98 years, in 1970.
That places ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 193rd out of 221 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.98 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.03 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 5.11 years | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 5.07 years | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 5.47 years | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 5.81 years | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 5.96 years | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 6.06 years | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 6.39 years | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 6.81 years | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 6.96 years | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 7.01 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 7.08 years | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 7.13 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 7.09 years | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 6.85 years | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 6.86 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 6.65 years | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 6.76 years | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 6.5 years | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 6.27 years | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 6.6 years | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 6.46 years | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 6.57 years | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 6.46 years | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 6.45 years | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 6.33 years | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 6.78 years | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 6.8 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 6.78 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 7.06 years | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 7.24 years | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 7.57 years | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 8.04 years | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 8.21 years | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 8.37 years | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 8.63 years | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 8.93 years | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 9.34 years | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 9.41 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 9.4 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 9.51 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 9.46 years | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 9.32 years | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 9.36 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 9.09 years | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.67 years | 4.98 years | 6.81 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.89 years | 6.5 years | 7.13 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.55 years | 6.27 years | 6.8 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.28 years | 7.06 years | 9.41 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.36 years | 9.09 years | 9.51 years | 6 |
More education data for ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.88 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.79 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5048 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9826 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) was 9.09 years in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.51 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.98 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) ranks 193rd out of 221 groups with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 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