School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male) in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male) was 8.81 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
8.81 years
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
210th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.41 years
in 2013
All-time low
3.97 years
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) stood at 8.81 years.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 9.41 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.97 years, in 1970.
That places ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 210th out of 221 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male) in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.97 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.03 years | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 4.22 years | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 4.31 years | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 4.31 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 4.37 years | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 4.43 years | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 4.9 years | +10.5% |
| 1978 | 5.57 years | +13.6% |
| 1979 | 6.26 years | +12.4% |
| 1980 | 6.65 years | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 7.11 years | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 7.66 years | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 8.02 years | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 8.19 years | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 7.75 years | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 6.74 years | -13.0% |
| 1987 | 6.54 years | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 6.56 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 6.25 years | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 6.52 years | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 6.49 years | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 6.62 years | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 6.82 years | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 6.86 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 6.74 years | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 6.39 years | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 6.71 years | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 6.98 years | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 7.22 years | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 7.55 years | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 7.42 years | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 7.85 years | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 8.02 years | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 8.4 years | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 8.52 years | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 8.67 years | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 8.25 years | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 8.15 years | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 8.38 years | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 8.54 years | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 8.8 years | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 8.97 years | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 9.41 years | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 9.02 years | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 8.94 years | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 8.85 years | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 8.86 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 8.81 years | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.64 years | 3.97 years | 6.26 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.15 years | 6.25 years | 8.19 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.74 years | 6.39 years | 7.22 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.12 years | 7.42 years | 8.67 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.91 years | 8.54 years | 9.41 years | 9 |
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.54 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.82 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 8.81 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.41 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.97 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 210th out of 221 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 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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February 2026 Data Release