School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.534 years in 2024. β Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) is 0.534 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 0.5738 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0251 years, in 1971.
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 181st of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0435 years | 0.0251 years | 0.0698 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0983 years | 0.078 years | 0.1162 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1483 years | 0.1188 years | 0.1754 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2264 years | 0.1706 years | 0.3422 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4572 years | 0.3845 years | 0.52 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5432 years | 0.5275 years | 0.5738 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.73 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 859,574 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 229,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 5.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 4.15 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 2.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 0.534 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5738 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0251 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release