School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) was 8.06 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
8.06 years
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
215th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.75 years
in 2013
All-time low
2.79 years
in 1970
Years of data
47
1970–2016
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1970–2016
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.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.79 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.92 years | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 3.1 years | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 3.22 years | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 3.26 years | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 3.28 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 3.31 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 3.72 years | +12.4% |
| 1978 | 4.4 years | +18.5% |
| 1979 | 5.02 years | +14.1% |
| 1980 | 5.36 years | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 5.81 years | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 6.34 years | +9.2% |
| 1983 | 6.55 years | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 6.68 years | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 6.5 years | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 5.78 years | -11.1% |
| 1987 | 5.66 years | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 5.58 years | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 5.37 years | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 5.6 years | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 5.59 years | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 5.73 years | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 5.9 years | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 5.93 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 5.82 years | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 5.44 years | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 5.75 years | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 6.06 years | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 6.29 years | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 6.59 years | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 6.56 years | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 6.81 years | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 7.12 years | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 7.48 years | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 7.58 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 7.69 years | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 7.3 years | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 7.22 years | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 7.51 years | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 7.69 years | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 7.99 years | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 8.24 years | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 8.75 years | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 8.36 years | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 8.23 years | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 8.06 years | -2.1% |
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)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3305 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7207 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.02 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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February 2026 Data Release