School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) was 3.16 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.16 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
170th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.16 years
in 2024
All-time low
1.07 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) stood at 3.16 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) peaked at 3.16 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.07 years, in 1971.
That places ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 170th 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 (years) (life both) in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.08 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.07 years | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.11 years | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 1.13 years | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 1.13 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 1.17 years | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 1.2 years | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 1.26 years | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 1.32 years | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 1.37 years | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 1.4 years | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 1.44 years | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 1.48 years | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 1.53 years | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 1.58 years | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 1.6 years | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 1.63 years | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 1.63 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.66 years | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 1.63 years | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.66 years | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 1.7 years | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 1.75 years | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 1.82 years | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 1.88 years | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 1.89 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.88 years | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.87 years | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.88 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.9 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.89 years | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.92 years | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.97 years | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 2.01 years | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 2.1 years | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 2.16 years | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 2.23 years | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 2.29 years | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 2.39 years | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 2.52 years | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 2.61 years | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 2.72 years | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 2.74 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.8 years | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 2.85 years | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 2.89 years | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.92 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 2.99 years | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 3.02 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 3.1 years | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 3.13 years | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 3.16 years | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 3.15 years | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 3.15 years | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.16 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.18 years | 1.07 years | 1.37 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.56 years | 1.4 years | 1.66 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.82 years | 1.66 years | 1.9 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.15 years | 1.89 years | 2.52 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.86 years | 2.61 years | 3.1 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.15 years | 3.13 years | 3.16 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
- 167 El Salvador 3.93 years compare
- 168 Lebanon 3.82 years compare
- 169 Solomon Islands 3.61 years compare
- 170 Afghanistan 3.58 years compare
- 171 Tokelau 3.56 years compare
- 172 Nicaragua 3.55 years compare
- 173 Laos 3.54 years compare
More education data for ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.6255 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.0818 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.00 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.42 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) was 3.16 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.16 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) ranks 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 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