School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)
ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 9.84 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107), 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) recorded 9.84 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2018.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) peaked at 9.84 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.5 years, in 1999.
That places ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 164th out of 221 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 years | 5.69 years | 6.65 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.5 years | 5.99 years | 6.78 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.86 years | 5.5 years | 6.16 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.08 years | 5.77 years | 8.67 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.57 years | 8.84 years | 9.84 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)
- 161 Madagascar 9.06 years compare
- 162 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 9.05 years compare
- 163 Guinea 9.03 years compare
- 164 Honduras 8.84 years compare
- 165 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8.84 years compare
- 166 Tanzania 8.78 years compare
- 167 Mauritania 8.69 years compare
More education data for ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.04 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 3.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 22.07 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 17.58 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 8.79 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) was 9.84 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.84 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5 years in 1999.
- How does ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) ranks 164th out of 221 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 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