School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) was 2.5 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
2.5 years
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
213th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.5 years
in 2022
All-time low
0.4857 years
in 1970
Years of data
53
1970–2022
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) recorded 2.5 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2022. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 2.5 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4857 years, in 1970.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 213th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4857 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.4897 years | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.5179 years | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5375 years | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.558 years | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6194 years | +11.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6739 years | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 0.7094 years | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 0.764 years | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8149 years | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 0.861 years | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9018 years | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 0.9399 years | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9688 years | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 1.01 years | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 1.07 years | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 1.07 years | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.1 years | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 1.12 years | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 1.11 years | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.1 years | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.09 years | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.06 years | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 1.06 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.08 years | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.09 years | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.1 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.12 years | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.16 years | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 1.2 years | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 1.26 years | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 1.34 years | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 1.4 years | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 1.45 years | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.54 years | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 1.62 years | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.74 years | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 1.85 years | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 1.98 years | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 2.04 years | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 2.09 years | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 2.19 years | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 2.21 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 2.19 years | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 2.22 years | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.19 years | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 2.24 years | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 2.28 years | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.34 years | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 2.39 years | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 2.45 years | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 2.48 years | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.5 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.617 years | 0.4857 years | 0.8149 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 years | 0.861 years | 1.12 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 years | 1.06 years | 1.2 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.62 years | 1.26 years | 2.04 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.23 years | 2.09 years | 2.39 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.48 years | 2.45 years | 2.5 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- 210 Uganda 1.5 years compare
- 211 Niger 1.39 years compare
- 212 Equatorial Guinea 1.28 years compare
- 213 Central African Republic 1.13 years compare
- 214 Somalia 0.2678 years compare
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.00 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 2.5 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4857 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 213th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 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