School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) was 2.28 years in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
2.28 years
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
216th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.28 years
in 2021
All-time low
0.6888 years
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) recorded 2.28 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 2.28 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6888 years, in 1970.
That places ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 216th out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6888 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.6949 years | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.7142 years | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.7326 years | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.7631 years | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.797 years | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.8489 years | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8615 years | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.8986 years | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9249 years | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.98 years | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 1.03 years | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 1.06 years | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 1.09 years | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.13 years | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 1.24 years | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 1.25 years | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 1.32 years | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 1.35 years | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 1.35 years | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.33 years | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 1.3 years | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 1.26 years | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 1.23 years | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 1.22 years | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.21 years | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.21 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.22 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.24 years | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.26 years | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.31 years | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 1.39 years | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 1.44 years | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 1.48 years | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.59 years | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 1.67 years | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 1.79 years | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 1.89 years | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 2 years | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 2.05 years | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 2.07 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 2.07 years | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.14 years | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 2.14 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.13 years | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.12 years | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.13 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.18 years | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 2.19 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.22 years | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.25 years | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 2.28 years | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7924 years | 0.6888 years | 0.9249 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.18 years | 0.98 years | 1.35 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.25 years | 1.21 years | 1.33 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.66 years | 1.31 years | 2.05 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.14 years | 2.07 years | 2.22 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.27 years | 2.25 years | 2.28 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- 213 Central African Republic 1.13 years compare
- 214 Somalia 0.2678 years compare
More education data for ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.62 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.96 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.90 million (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 471,371 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.58 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42.53 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6253 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 2.28 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.28 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6888 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 216th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 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