School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 3.07 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.07 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
175th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.09 years
in 2021
All-time low
0.5196 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) recorded 3.07 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) peaked at 3.09 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5196 years, in 1971.
That places UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 175th 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 in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5197 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.5196 years | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5893 years | +13.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6257 years | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6558 years | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 0.7653 years | +16.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8369 years | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 0.9213 years | +10.1% |
| 1978 | 1.01 years | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 1.11 years | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 1.13 years | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 1.18 years | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 1.16 years | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.16 years | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.18 years | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 1.18 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.2 years | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 1.22 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 1.23 years | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 1.23 years | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.21 years | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 1.23 years | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.25 years | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.3 years | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 1.34 years | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 1.35 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.37 years | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.38 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.41 years | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.43 years | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.48 years | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 1.57 years | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 1.57 years | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.62 years | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.64 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.69 years | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.69 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.82 years | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 1.97 years | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 2.11 years | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 2.21 years | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 2.41 years | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 2.4 years | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.45 years | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 2.67 years | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 2.77 years | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 2.91 years | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 2.92 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.95 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.97 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 3.02 years | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 3.09 years | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 3.08 years | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 3.07 years | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 3.07 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7561 years | 0.5196 years | 1.11 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.19 years | 1.13 years | 1.23 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.33 years | 1.21 years | 1.43 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.72 years | 1.48 years | 2.11 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.67 years | 2.21 years | 2.97 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.07 years | 3.02 years | 3.09 years | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9308 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.14 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) was 3.07 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.09 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5196 years in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) ranks 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 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