School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 0.8695 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern is 0.8695 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.8695 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3402 years, in 1998.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 150th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.354 years | — |
| 1992 | 0.3557 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3491 years | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3472 years | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3454 years | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3486 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3442 years | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3402 years | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3501 years | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3662 years | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3763 years | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3842 years | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4186 years | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4301 years | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4471 years | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.464 years | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5036 years | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4968 years | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5079 years | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5244 years | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5422 years | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.608 years | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6538 years | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6824 years | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7217 years | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7675 years | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7853 years | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7849 years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7971 years | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8002 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7873 years | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8511 years | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8669 years | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8695 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3483 years | 0.3402 years | 0.3557 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4395 years | 0.3662 years | 0.5079 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6867 years | 0.5244 years | 0.7971 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.835 years | 0.7873 years | 0.8695 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.8695 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8695 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3402 years in 1998.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 150th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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