School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 11.33 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.33 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
145th
of 221 groups
All-time high
11.57 years
in 2015
All-time low
6.99 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 11.33 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 11.57 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.99 years, in 1971.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 145th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.07 years | — |
| 1971 | 6.99 years | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 7.1 years | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 7.18 years | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 7.25 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 7.32 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 7.38 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 7.41 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 7.27 years | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 7.46 years | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 7.78 years | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 7.89 years | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 7.93 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 7.86 years | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 7.81 years | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 7.73 years | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 7.8 years | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 7.77 years | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 7.73 years | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 8.36 years | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 8.32 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 8.55 years | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 8.69 years | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 8.74 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 8.8 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 9.09 years | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 8.97 years | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 8.9 years | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 8.89 years | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 8.98 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 8.81 years | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 9.07 years | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 9.2 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 9.4 years | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 9.63 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 9.89 years | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 10.08 years | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 10.35 years | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 10.68 years | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 10.73 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 10.85 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 11.08 years | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 11.21 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 11.4 years | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 11.52 years | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 11.57 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 11.45 years | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 11.39 years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 11.37 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 11.4 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 11.34 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 11.36 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 11.31 years | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 11.26 years | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 11.33 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.24 years | 6.99 years | 7.46 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.87 years | 7.73 years | 8.36 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.79 years | 8.32 years | 9.09 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.78 years | 8.81 years | 10.73 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.32 years | 10.85 years | 11.57 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.32 years | 11.26 years | 11.36 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 142 Bangladesh 11.12 years compare
- 143 Lesotho 11.03 years compare
- 144 El Salvador 10.98 years compare
- 145 Cameroon 10.95 years compare
- 146 Cambodia 10.93 years compare
- 147 Tajikistan 10.91 years compare
- 148 Suriname 10.8 years compare
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 875,127 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 11.33 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.57 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.99 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 145th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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