School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) was 2.64 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.64 years
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
205th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.9 years
in 2013
All-time low
0.3286 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1970–2024
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.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3286 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.3439 years | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3756 years | +9.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4112 years | +9.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4391 years | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4686 years | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5001 years | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5348 years | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 0.6103 years | +14.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7018 years | +15.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8278 years | +18.0% |
| 1981 | 0.977 years | +18.0% |
| 1982 | 1.15 years | +17.4% |
| 1983 | 1.32 years | +15.4% |
| 1984 | 1.49 years | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 1.52 years | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 1.27 years | -16.4% |
| 1987 | 1.27 years | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.22 years | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 1.18 years | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 1.19 years | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.2 years | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.21 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.21 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.21 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.2 years | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.2 years | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.2 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.21 years | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.23 years | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.3 years | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 1.44 years | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 1.53 years | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 1.64 years | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 1.75 years | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 1.78 years | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.77 years | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.76 years | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.94 years | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 2.12 years | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 2.35 years | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 2.44 years | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 2.53 years | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 2.9 years | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 2.59 years | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 2.65 years | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 2.51 years | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 2.51 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.51 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.56 years | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.61 years | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 2.65 years | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 2.66 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 2.66 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.64 years | -0.7% |
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 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
- 208 Tanzania 1.69 years compare
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3305 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7207 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.02 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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February 2026 Data Release