School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 2.46 years in 2024. β Volatile
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) is 2.46 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 2.46 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4702 years, in 1971.
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 214th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5697 years | 0.4702 years | 0.7226 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8404 years | 0.7556 years | 0.875 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9225 years | 0.8645 years | 1.05 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.45 years | 1.11 years | 1.84 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.17 years | 1.92 years | 2.37 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.45 years | 2.41 years | 2.46 years | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.1% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.57 million (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.21 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 64.75 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 48.88 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 24.29 million (2024)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) β
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 2.46 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.46 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4702 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 214th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release