School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 2.64 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) stood at 2.64 years.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 2.9 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3286 years, in 1970.
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 205th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4714 years | 0.3286 years | 0.7018 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.22 years | 0.8278 years | 1.52 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 years | 1.19 years | 1.23 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7 years | 1.3 years | 2.12 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.56 years | 2.35 years | 2.9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.64 years | 2.61 years | 2.66 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- 202 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.69 years compare
- 203 Chad 1.67 years compare
- 204 Uganda 1.5 years compare
- 205 Niger 1.39 years compare
- 206 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 1.28 years compare
- 207 Central African Republic 1.13 years compare
- 208 Somalia 0.2678 years compare
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.94 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 12.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 29.27 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.86 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 2.64 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3286 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 205th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 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