School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 0.4694 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.4694 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
211th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.6415 years
in 2013
All-time low
0.1281 years
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa stood at 0.4694 years.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 0.6415 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1281 years, in 1972.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 211th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.1281 years | — |
| 1973 | 0.1288 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1319 years | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1357 years | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.141 years | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1479 years | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1551 years | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.158 years | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1643 years | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.155 years | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1513 years | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1498 years | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1506 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1543 years | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1579 years | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1682 years | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1713 years | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1711 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1736 years | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1729 years | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1739 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1757 years | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.177 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.178 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1803 years | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1819 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1847 years | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1902 years | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2154 years | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2165 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.244 years | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2706 years | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3227 years | +19.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3209 years | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3594 years | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3824 years | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3725 years | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3979 years | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4143 years | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4866 years | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 0.564 years | +15.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6415 years | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3501 years | -45.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3886 years | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3907 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3863 years | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3841 years | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3983 years | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4096 years | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.349 years | -14.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4066 years | +16.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4671 years | +14.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4694 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1408 years | 0.1281 years | 0.158 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.1594 years | 0.1498 years | 0.1713 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1788 years | 0.1729 years | 0.1902 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3102 years | 0.2154 years | 0.3979 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4405 years | 0.3501 years | 0.6415 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4204 years | 0.349 years | 0.4694 years | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9224 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5411 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.93 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5737 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 0.4694 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6415 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1281 years in 1972.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 211th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: West and Central 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