School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 8.96 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) is 8.96 years, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 8.96 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.52 years, in 1971.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 195th out of 221 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.53 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.52 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 3.61 years | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 3.64 years | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 3.72 years | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 3.94 years | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 4.15 years | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 4.32 years | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 4.53 years | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 4.74 years | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 4.94 years | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 5.02 years | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 5.07 years | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 5.05 years | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 4.98 years | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 4.81 years | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 4.81 years | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 4.74 years | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 4.8 years | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 4.69 years | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 4.55 years | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 4.65 years | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 4.53 years | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 4.56 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 4.63 years | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 4.83 years | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 4.91 years | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 5.2 years | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 5.41 years | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 5.48 years | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 5.72 years | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 5.99 years | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 6.3 years | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 6.57 years | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 6.84 years | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 7.18 years | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 7.48 years | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 7.77 years | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 8.15 years | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 8.28 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 8.34 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 8.49 years | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 8.56 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 8.62 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 8.71 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 8.63 years | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 8.74 years | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 8.85 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 8.96 years | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.97 years | 3.52 years | 4.74 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.89 years | 4.69 years | 5.07 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.88 years | 4.53 years | 5.48 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.03 years | 5.72 years | 8.28 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.65 years | 8.34 years | 8.96 years | 9 |
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.1% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.57 million (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.21 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 64.75 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 48.88 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 24.29 million (2024)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 8.96 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.96 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.52 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 195th out of 221 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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