School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) was 3.04 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.04 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
178th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.04 years
in 2023
All-time low
0.5806 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) recorded 3.04 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 3.04 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5806 years, in 1970.
That places ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 178th 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: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5806 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.5952 years | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6417 years | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 0.6657 years | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6683 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6829 years | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.7058 years | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7356 years | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8018 years | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 0.888 years | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 1.01 years | +13.9% |
| 1981 | 1.15 years | +13.4% |
| 1982 | 1.29 years | +12.4% |
| 1983 | 1.44 years | +12.0% |
| 1984 | 1.58 years | +9.3% |
| 1985 | 1.59 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 1.37 years | -13.9% |
| 1987 | 1.36 years | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 1.33 years | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.27 years | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 1.29 years | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 1.29 years | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.29 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.3 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.3 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.31 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.31 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.32 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.33 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.35 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.42 years | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 1.51 years | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 1.64 years | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 1.75 years | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 1.89 years | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 1.93 years | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.97 years | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.94 years | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 2.1 years | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 2.27 years | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 2.49 years | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 2.59 years | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 2.68 years | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 3.01 years | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 2.71 years | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 2.8 years | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 2.68 years | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 2.72 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 2.75 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.85 years | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 2.92 years | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 2.99 years | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 2.99 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 3.04 years | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 3.04 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6966 years | 0.5806 years | 0.888 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.34 years | 1.01 years | 1.59 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.31 years | 1.29 years | 1.35 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.84 years | 1.42 years | 2.27 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.73 years | 2.49 years | 3.01 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 years | 2.92 years | 3.04 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.54 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.82 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 3.04 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.04 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5806 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 178th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 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