School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 7.64 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa is 7.64 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 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 7.64 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.01 years, in 1997.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 167th 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 in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5.01 years | — |
| 1998 | 5.15 years | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 5.27 years | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 5.44 years | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 5.56 years | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 5.73 years | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 5.95 years | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 6.21 years | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 6.45 years | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 6.65 years | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 6.73 years | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 6.9 years | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 7.02 years | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 7.12 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 7.22 years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 7.34 years | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 7.45 years | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 7.43 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 7.34 years | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 7.35 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 7.4 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 7.44 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 7.52 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 7.6 years | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 7.5 years | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 7.55 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 7.61 years | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 7.64 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.14 years | 5.01 years | 5.27 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.26 years | 5.44 years | 7.02 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.36 years | 7.12 years | 7.52 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.58 years | 7.5 years | 7.64 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 164 Puerto Rico 7.91 years compare
- 165 El Salvador 7.88 years compare
- 166 British Virgin Islands 7.86 years compare
- 167 Bahamas 7.84 years compare
- 168 Afghanistan 7.81 years compare
- 169 Poland 7.74 years compare
- 170 Kenya 7.7 years compare
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 97.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 7.64 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.64 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.01 years in 1997.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 167th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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