School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 7.77 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 7.77 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 7.97 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.2 years, in 1997.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 154th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5.2 years | — |
| 1998 | 5.32 years | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 5.39 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 5.51 years | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 5.71 years | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 5.9 years | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 6.17 years | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 6.39 years | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 6.68 years | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 6.92 years | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 7.15 years | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 7.49 years | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 7.54 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 7.58 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 7.59 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 7.64 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 7.66 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 7.68 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 7.62 years | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 7.7 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 7.75 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 7.81 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 7.89 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 7.97 years | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 7.77 years | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 7.77 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.77 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.31 years | 5.2 years | 5.39 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.55 years | 5.51 years | 7.54 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.69 years | 7.58 years | 7.89 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.82 years | 7.77 years | 7.97 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 7.77 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 7.97 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2 years in 1997.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 154th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release