School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 8.28 years in 2013. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1970β2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2013, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) stood at 8.28 years.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 8.28 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.12 years, in 1970.
That places ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 213th out of 221 groups with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.71 years | 3.12 years | 4.46 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.11 years | 4.68 years | 5.4 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.12 years | 4.62 years | 5.89 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.17 years | 6.16 years | 8.21 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.24 years | 8.19 years | 8.28 years | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.5% (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.80 million (2021)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.4% (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 8.72 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 9.47 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.14 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 21.91 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 9.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 9.83 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 8.28 years in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.28 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.12 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 213th out of 221 groups with data for 2013.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 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