School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 8.36 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
8.36 years
Change on year
down 2.8%
Rank
201st
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.66 years
in 2020
All-time low
3.04 years
in 1970
Years of data
53
1970–2022
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2022, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) stood at 8.36 years.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 8.66 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.04 years, in 1970.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 201st of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.04 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.07 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 3.18 years | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 3.2 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 3.51 years | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 3.74 years | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 3.86 years | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 4.03 years | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 4.29 years | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 4.59 years | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 4.77 years | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 5.01 years | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 5.1 years | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 5.16 years | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 5.09 years | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 4.94 years | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 4.93 years | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 4.95 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 4.97 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 4.85 years | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 4.63 years | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 4.78 years | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 4.58 years | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 4.58 years | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.56 years | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 4.57 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 4.59 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 4.91 years | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 5.09 years | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 5.14 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 5.41 years | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 5.65 years | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 5.87 years | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 6.2 years | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 6.44 years | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 6.78 years | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 7.09 years | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 7.44 years | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 7.83 years | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 7.92 years | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 7.94 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 8.03 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 8.07 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 8.05 years | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 8.07 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 7.99 years | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 8.13 years | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 8.26 years | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 8.39 years | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 8.5 years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 8.66 years | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 8.6 years | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 8.36 years | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.65 years | 3.04 years | 4.59 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.98 years | 4.77 years | 5.16 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.75 years | 4.56 years | 5.14 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.66 years | 5.41 years | 7.92 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.14 years | 7.94 years | 8.5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.54 years | 8.36 years | 8.66 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.24 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.85 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.03 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.16 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.13 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 848,606 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.55 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7756 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 8.36 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.66 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.04 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 201st out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release