School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) was 0.4352 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.4352 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
215th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.4542 years
in 2016
All-time low
0.0655 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) is 0.4352 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 0.4542 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0655 years, in 1971.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 215th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0659 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.0655 years | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0706 years | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0734 years | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0765 years | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0795 years | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0819 years | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0837 years | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0853 years | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0953 years | +11.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0999 years | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1075 years | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1037 years | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1044 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1287 years | +23.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1485 years | +15.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1493 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1579 years | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1591 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1648 years | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.166 years | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1636 years | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1596 years | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1535 years | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1478 years | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1445 years | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1394 years | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1375 years | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1386 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1521 years | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1703 years | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1791 years | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1885 years | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1939 years | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2295 years | +18.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2435 years | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2541 years | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.273 years | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3161 years | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3287 years | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3494 years | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3626 years | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3908 years | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4052 years | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4157 years | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4387 years | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4542 years | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4292 years | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4214 years | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.429 years | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4265 years | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4209 years | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4277 years | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.433 years | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4352 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0778 years | 0.0655 years | 0.0953 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1324 years | 0.0999 years | 0.1648 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1503 years | 0.1375 years | 0.166 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2377 years | 0.1703 years | 0.3287 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4096 years | 0.3494 years | 0.4542 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4286 years | 0.4209 years | 0.4352 years | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 229,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 0.4352 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4542 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0655 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 215th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, pre-primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release