School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 0.7321 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7321 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
173rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.7321 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.2765 years
in 1984
Years of data
39
1983–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 0.7321 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.7321 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2765 years, in 1984.
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 173rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.2773 years | — |
| 1984 | 0.2765 years | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2767 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2811 years | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2972 years | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2917 years | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2932 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.29 years | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2894 years | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2893 years | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2924 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2908 years | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2896 years | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.299 years | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3207 years | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3267 years | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.343 years | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3756 years | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4068 years | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4151 years | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4431 years | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4767 years | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4669 years | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4844 years | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.504 years | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5499 years | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6266 years | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6926 years | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5619 years | -18.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6036 years | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6306 years | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6379 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6356 years | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6492 years | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6568 years | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6174 years | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6862 years | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7278 years | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7321 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2779 years | 0.2765 years | 0.2811 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.2923 years | 0.2893 years | 0.299 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4059 years | 0.3207 years | 0.4844 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6092 years | 0.504 years | 0.6926 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6841 years | 0.6174 years | 0.7321 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 170 Botswana 0.7883 years compare
- 171 South Africa 0.7777 years compare
- 172 Cameroon 0.7653 years compare
- 173 Saint Helena 0.7643 years
- 174 Senegal 0.7569 years compare
- 175 Micronesia (country) 0.7252 years compare
- 176 Angola 0.7193 years compare
More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 39.14 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 26.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 100.57 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 81.14 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 40.23 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.7321 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7321 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2765 years in 1984.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 173rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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