School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 9.1 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) stood at 9.1 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) peaked at 9.1 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.91 years, in 1971.
That places ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 192nd out of 221 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.92 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.91 years | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 2.99 years | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 3.08 years | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 3.18 years | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 3.38 years | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 3.68 years | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 3.86 years | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 4.09 years | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 4.29 years | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 4.57 years | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 4.69 years | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 4.76 years | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 4.73 years | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 4.68 years | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 4.56 years | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 4.53 years | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 4.54 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 4.57 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 4.55 years | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 4.47 years | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 4.42 years | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 4.28 years | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 4.29 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 4.39 years | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 4.64 years | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 4.8 years | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 5.23 years | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 5.58 years | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 5.74 years | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 6.01 years | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 6.34 years | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 6.69 years | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 6.97 years | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 7.22 years | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 7.61 years | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 7.93 years | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 8.27 years | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 8.57 years | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 8.67 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 8.74 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 8.77 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 8.84 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 8.85 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 8.92 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 8.81 years | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 8.87 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 8.94 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 9.02 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 9.1 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.44 years | 2.91 years | 4.29 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.62 years | 4.53 years | 4.76 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.78 years | 4.28 years | 5.74 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.43 years | 6.01 years | 8.67 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.89 years | 8.74 years | 9.1 years | 10 |
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.0% (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 12.79 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.0% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.39 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 12.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 44.00 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 29.64 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) was 9.1 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.91 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) ranks 192nd out of 221 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 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