School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 0.729 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.729 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
175th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.729 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.2756 years
in 1984
Years of data
42
1983–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 0.729 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 0.729 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2756 years, in 1984.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 175th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.2763 years | — |
| 1984 | 0.2756 years | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2759 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2807 years | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2874 years | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2929 years | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2964 years | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2983 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2924 years | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.294 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2905 years | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2898 years | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2878 years | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2893 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2894 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2898 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3013 years | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3183 years | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3221 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3405 years | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3734 years | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4041 years | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4108 years | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4384 years | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4719 years | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4598 years | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4766 years | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4958 years | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5423 years | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6206 years | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6893 years | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5522 years | -19.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5951 years | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.624 years | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6312 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6295 years | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6434 years | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6514 years | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6106 years | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6816 years | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7246 years | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 0.729 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2836 years | 0.2756 years | 0.2964 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.2922 years | 0.2878 years | 0.3013 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4016 years | 0.3183 years | 0.4766 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6024 years | 0.4958 years | 0.6893 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6794 years | 0.6106 years | 0.729 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 172 Cameroon 0.7653 years compare
- 173 Saint Helena 0.7643 years
- 174 Senegal 0.7569 years compare
- 175 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.7252 years compare
- 176 Angola 0.7193 years compare
- 177 Namibia 0.7122 years compare
- 178 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.6837 years compare
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 0.729 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 0.729 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2756 years in 1984.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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