School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 10.1 years in 2021. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1970β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) recorded 10.1 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 10.12 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.52 years, in 1971.
That places ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 162nd out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.05 years | 5.52 years | 7.03 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.55 years | 7.26 years | 7.88 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.4 years | 7.2 years | 7.74 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.74 years | 7.91 years | 9.44 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.85 years | 9.52 years | 10.03 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.11 years | 10.1 years | 10.12 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- 159 Madagascar, Republic of 8.96 years compare
- 160 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 8.84 years compare
- 161 Zambia 8.73 years compare
- 162 Tanzania, United Republic of 8.65 years compare
- 163 Nigeria 8.63 years compare
- 164 Eritrea, The State of 8.48 years compare
- 165 Chad 8.48 years compare
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 92.95 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 10.1 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.12 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.52 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 162nd out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release