School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 7.49 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 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 GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 7.49 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 7.49 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.67 years, in 1997.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 186th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.67 years | — |
| 1998 | 4.83 years | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 4.96 years | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 5.18 years | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 5.31 years | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 5.48 years | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 5.72 years | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 6 years | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 6.24 years | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 6.45 years | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 6.52 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 6.72 years | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 6.84 years | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 6.93 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 7.03 years | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 7.14 years | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 7.26 years | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 7.24 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 7.16 years | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 7.18 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 7.24 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 7.29 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 7.38 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 7.45 years | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 7.36 years | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 7.41 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 7.47 years | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 7.49 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.82 years | 4.67 years | 4.96 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.05 years | 5.18 years | 6.84 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.19 years | 6.93 years | 7.38 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.44 years | 7.36 years | 7.49 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 183 Republic of Moldova 6.71 years compare
- 184 Guinea 6.69 years compare
- 185 Honduras 6.62 years compare
- 186 Micronesia, Federated States of 6.59 years compare
- 187 Burkina Faso 6.59 years compare
- 188 Syrian Arab Republic 6.56 years compare
- 189 Eritrea 5.97 years compare
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 7.49 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 7.49 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.67 years in 1997.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 186th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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