School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) was 2.3 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.3 years
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
215th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.3 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.3266 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) recorded 2.3 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) peaked at 2.3 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3266 years, in 1971.
That places ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 215th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3271 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.3266 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3392 years | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3553 years | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3692 years | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3935 years | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4192 years | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 0.4442 years | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4674 years | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4863 years | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5164 years | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5584 years | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6334 years | +13.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6702 years | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.7329 years | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7699 years | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8119 years | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8529 years | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8963 years | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.911 years | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8928 years | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8972 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8515 years | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8232 years | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8195 years | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8699 years | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8893 years | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9254 years | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9593 years | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 1.01 years | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 1.04 years | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.12 years | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 1.18 years | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 1.21 years | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.29 years | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 1.39 years | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 1.52 years | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 1.63 years | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 1.71 years | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 1.77 years | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.85 years | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 1.91 years | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 1.98 years | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 2 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 2.05 years | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 2.07 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 2.13 years | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 2.15 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 2.18 years | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 2.19 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.23 years | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 2.25 years | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 2.27 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 2.28 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 2.3 years | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3928 years | 0.3266 years | 0.4863 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7353 years | 0.5164 years | 0.911 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8938 years | 0.8195 years | 1.01 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.38 years | 1.04 years | 1.77 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.05 years | 1.85 years | 2.19 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.26 years | 2.23 years | 2.3 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
- 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: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.79 million (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.13 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) was 2.3 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3266 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) ranks 215th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 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