School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.5047 years in 2020. β Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 1970β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) recorded 0.5047 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 0.5047 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0318 years, in 1970.
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 185th 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 | 0.0452 years | 0.0318 years | 0.0757 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1155 years | 0.083 years | 0.1414 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1803 years | 0.1462 years | 0.2191 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3443 years | 0.2529 years | 0.3977 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4613 years | 0.4056 years | 0.495 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5047 years | 0.5047 years | 0.5047 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 32.92 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 0.5047 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5047 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0318 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 185th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 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