School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) was 2.67 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.67 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
204th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.68 years
in 2021
All-time low
0.8338 years
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) is 2.67 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) peaked at 2.68 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8338 years, in 1970.
That places ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 204th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8338 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.8353 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.8504 years | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.8694 years | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8901 years | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.9199 years | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.9619 years | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9872 years | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 1.02 years | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 1.05 years | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 1.11 years | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 1.16 years | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 1.21 years | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 1.26 years | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 1.31 years | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 1.36 years | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 1.38 years | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 1.41 years | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 1.43 years | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 1.42 years | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 1.43 years | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.43 years | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.45 years | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.49 years | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 1.53 years | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 1.55 years | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.54 years | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.55 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.55 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.58 years | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.59 years | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.65 years | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.7 years | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 1.74 years | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.83 years | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 1.91 years | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 2.04 years | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 2.15 years | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 2.24 years | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 2.31 years | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 2.39 years | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 2.46 years | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 2.54 years | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 2.59 years | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 2.63 years | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.64 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.64 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.65 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.65 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.67 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.67 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.68 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 2.67 years | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.67 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9226 years | 0.8338 years | 1.05 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3 years | 1.11 years | 1.43 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.51 years | 1.43 years | 1.58 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.92 years | 1.59 years | 2.31 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.58 years | 2.39 years | 2.67 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.67 years | 2.67 years | 2.68 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- 201 Malawi 2.3 years compare
- 202 Burkina Faso 2.21 years compare
- 203 Sudan 2.18 years compare
- 204 Ethiopia 2.05 years compare
- 205 Mozambique 1.96 years compare
- 206 Burundi 1.79 years compare
- 207 Guinea-Bissau 1.72 years compare
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.0646 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.75 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.47 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.6599 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) was 2.67 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.68 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8338 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 204th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 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