School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 8.06 years in 2016. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1970β2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2016, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) stood at 8.06 years.
That represents a change of down 2.1% 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: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 8.75 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.79 years, in 1970.
That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 215th out of 221 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.5 years | 2.79 years | 5.02 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.96 years | 5.36 years | 6.68 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.81 years | 5.44 years | 6.29 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.19 years | 6.56 years | 7.69 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.19 years | 7.69 years | 8.75 years | 7 |
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.94 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 12.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 29.27 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.86 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 8.06 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.75 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.79 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 215th out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 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