School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) was 8.67 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
8.67 years
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
203rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.67 years
in 2016
All-time low
3.05 years
in 1971
Years of data
47
1970–2016
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2016, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) stood at 8.67 years. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) peaked at 8.67 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.05 years, in 1971.
ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) ranks 203rd of 221 groups on this measure, 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: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.07 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.05 years | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 3.11 years | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 3.13 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 3.21 years | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 3.31 years | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 3.41 years | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 3.49 years | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 3.5 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 3.61 years | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 3.93 years | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 4.24 years | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 4.48 years | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 4.57 years | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 4.65 years | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 4.68 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 4.77 years | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 4.88 years | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 4.96 years | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 4.91 years | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 4.74 years | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 4.71 years | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 4.46 years | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 4.35 years | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 4.46 years | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 4.77 years | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 4.9 years | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 5.43 years | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 5.84 years | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 5.93 years | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 6.15 years | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 6.44 years | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 6.62 years | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 6.77 years | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 6.92 years | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 7.28 years | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 7.61 years | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 7.91 years | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 8.24 years | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 8.36 years | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 8.45 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 8.55 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 8.58 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 8.55 years | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 8.66 years | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 8.54 years | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 8.67 years | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.29 years | 3.05 years | 3.61 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.61 years | 3.93 years | 4.96 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.96 years | 4.35 years | 5.93 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.23 years | 6.15 years | 8.36 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.57 years | 8.45 years | 8.67 years | 7 |
More education data for ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.79 million (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.13 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) was 8.67 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.67 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.05 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) ranks 203rd out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 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