School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 0.5269 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.5269 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
208th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.7479 years
in 2013
All-time low
0.1456 years
in 1972
Years of data
49
1972–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Africa Western and Central, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Africa Western and Central is 0.5269 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.7479 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1456 years, in 1972.
WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 208th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.1456 years | — |
| 1973 | 0.1462 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1499 years | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1794 years | +19.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1865 years | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1754 years | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1709 years | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1694 years | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1707 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1752 years | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1795 years | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1917 years | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1958 years | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.196 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1994 years | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1989 years | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2003 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2025 years | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2043 years | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2062 years | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2092 years | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2114 years | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2151 years | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2233 years | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2534 years | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2541 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2832 years | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3137 years | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3741 years | +19.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3701 years | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4142 years | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4396 years | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4254 years | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.452 years | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4759 years | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5616 years | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6536 years | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7479 years | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3965 years | -47.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4422 years | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4435 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4368 years | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4326 years | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4471 years | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4583 years | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3773 years | -17.7% |
| 2022 | 0.448 years | +18.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5228 years | +16.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5269 years | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1553 years | 0.1456 years | 0.1794 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.1811 years | 0.1694 years | 0.196 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2071 years | 0.1989 years | 0.2233 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.358 years | 0.2534 years | 0.452 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5038 years | 0.3965 years | 0.7479 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4667 years | 0.3773 years | 0.5269 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Western and Central
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6879 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.61 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in WB: Africa Western and Central was 0.5269 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7479 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1456 years in 1972.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 208th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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