School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years) in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years) was 7.22 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) is 7.22 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 7.64 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.85 years, in 1999.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 198th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years) in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5.04 years | — |
| 1998 | 4.96 years | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 4.85 years | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 5.21 years | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 5.78 years | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 5.78 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 5.79 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 5.86 years | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 5.86 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 5.78 years | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 6.07 years | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 6.37 years | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 6.67 years | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 6.88 years | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 7.17 years | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 7.38 years | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 7.48 years | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 7.64 years | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 7.57 years | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 7.52 years | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 7.07 years | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 6.93 years | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 6.85 years | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 6.85 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 6.95 years | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 7.14 years | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 7.2 years | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 7.22 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.95 years | 4.85 years | 5.04 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.92 years | 5.21 years | 6.67 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.25 years | 6.85 years | 7.64 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.07 years | 6.85 years | 7.22 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 229,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 7.22 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.64 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.85 years in 1999.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 198th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release