School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 7.63 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 7.63 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 7.63 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.01 years, in 1997.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 169th 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 UIS: 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 | 5.57 years | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 5.74 years | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 5.95 years | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 6.22 years | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 6.46 years | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 6.65 years | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 6.73 years | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 6.91 years | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 7.02 years | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 7.12 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 7.23 years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 7.34 years | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 7.45 years | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 7.43 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 7.35 years | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 7.36 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 7.4 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 7.45 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 | 7.63 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.14 years | 5.01 years | 5.27 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.27 years | 5.44 years | 7.02 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.37 years | 7.12 years | 7.52 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.58 years | 7.5 years | 7.63 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- 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
- 171 San Marino 7.59 years compare
- 172 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 7.57 years compare
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.24 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 7.63 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.63 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.01 years in 1997.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 169th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: 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