School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 2.58 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.58 years
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
207th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.07 years
in 2016
All-time low
0.4973 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) is 2.58 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 3.07 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4973 years, in 1970.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 207th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4973 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.4978 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5681 years | +14.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6456 years | +13.6% |
| 1974 | 0.7413 years | +14.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8265 years | +11.5% |
| 1976 | 0.9303 years | +12.6% |
| 1977 | 1.03 years | +10.2% |
| 1978 | 1.12 years | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 1.17 years | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 1.23 years | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 1.34 years | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 1.39 years | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 1.43 years | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 1.44 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.49 years | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 1.54 years | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 1.59 years | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 1.6 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.55 years | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 1.53 years | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 1.58 years | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 1.63 years | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 1.62 years | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.58 years | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 1.57 years | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.57 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.53 years | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.57 years | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.6 years | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.66 years | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.84 years | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 1.71 years | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 1.8 years | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 1.71 years | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 1.74 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.64 years | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 1.97 years | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 2.2 years | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 2.37 years | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 2.52 years | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 2.69 years | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 2.78 years | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 2.89 years | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.99 years | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 3.04 years | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 3.07 years | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 2.93 years | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 2.8 years | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 2.69 years | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 2.6 years | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 2.61 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 2.62 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 2.6 years | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 2.58 years | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8028 years | 0.4973 years | 1.17 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.46 years | 1.23 years | 1.6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.58 years | 1.53 years | 1.63 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.86 years | 1.64 years | 2.37 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.84 years | 2.52 years | 3.07 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6 years | 2.58 years | 2.62 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- 204 Ethiopia 2.05 years compare
- 205 Mozambique 1.96 years compare
- 206 Burundi 1.79 years compare
- 207 Guinea-Bissau 1.72 years compare
- 208 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.69 years compare
- 209 Chad 1.67 years compare
- 210 Uganda 1.5 years compare
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.73 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 859,574 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 229,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 5.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 4.15 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 2.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 2.58 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.07 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4973 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 207th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release