School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.4431 years in 2016. β Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1971β2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2016, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) stood at 0.4431 years.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 0.4586 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0294 years, in 1971.
That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 208th out of 221 groups with data for 2016, putting it 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 | 0.0445 years | 0.0294 years | 0.0755 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.1205 years | 0.0835 years | 0.1514 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1895 years | 0.1582 years | 0.2209 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3438 years | 0.2477 years | 0.4009 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4394 years | 0.4076 years | 0.4586 years | 7 |
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.94 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 12.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 29.27 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.86 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 0.4431 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4586 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0294 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 208th out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release