School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) was 9.78 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
9.78 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
166th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.78 years
in 2020
All-time low
4.2 years
in 1971
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2020, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) stood at 9.78 years. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) peaked at 9.78 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.2 years, in 1971.
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 166th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.21 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.2 years | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 4.29 years | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 4.37 years | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 4.59 years | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 4.77 years | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 4.94 years | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 5.04 years | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 5.16 years | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 5.41 years | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 5.71 years | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 5.87 years | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 5.98 years | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 6 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 5.99 years | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 5.92 years | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 5.91 years | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 5.95 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 5.96 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 6.12 years | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 6.05 years | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 6.08 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 5.99 years | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 5.99 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6.05 years | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 6.19 years | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 6.24 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 6.52 years | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 6.73 years | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 6.84 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 6.99 years | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 7.26 years | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 7.5 years | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 7.79 years | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 8.01 years | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 8.3 years | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 8.56 years | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 8.88 years | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 9.14 years | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 9.25 years | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 9.34 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 9.41 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 9.52 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 9.52 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 9.6 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 9.52 years | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 9.55 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 9.62 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 9.66 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 9.73 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 9.78 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.7 years | 4.2 years | 5.41 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.94 years | 5.71 years | 6.12 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.27 years | 5.99 years | 6.84 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.17 years | 6.99 years | 9.25 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.55 years | 9.34 years | 9.73 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.78 years | 9.78 years | 9.78 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.0646 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.75 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.47 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.6599 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) was 9.78 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.78 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 166th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 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