School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (life) in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (life) was 8.37 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.37 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
198th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.37 years
in 2024
All-time low
2.17 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) is 8.37 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 8.37 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.17 years, in 1970.
That places ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 198th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (life) in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.17 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.3 years | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 2.45 years | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 2.57 years | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 2.57 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 2.59 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 2.62 years | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 3.04 years | +16.0% |
| 1978 | 3.61 years | +18.5% |
| 1979 | 4.07 years | +12.8% |
| 1980 | 4.34 years | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 4.7 years | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 5.09 years | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 5.05 years | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 5.01 years | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 5.08 years | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 4.69 years | -7.7% |
| 1987 | 4.63 years | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 4.4 years | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 4.46 years | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 4.45 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 4.51 years | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 4.67 years | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 4.8 years | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 4.89 years | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 4.87 years | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 4.67 years | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 4.9 years | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 5.12 years | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 5.36 years | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 5.59 years | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 5.55 years | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 5.73 years | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 5.93 years | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 6.33 years | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 6.52 years | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 6.67 years | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 6.42 years | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 6.44 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 6.74 years | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 7.02 years | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 7.28 years | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 7.58 years | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 8.06 years | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 7.66 years | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 7.63 years | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 7.48 years | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 7.6 years | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 7.65 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 7.87 years | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 8.02 years | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 8.09 years | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 8.19 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 8.35 years | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 8.37 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.8 years | 2.17 years | 4.07 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.75 years | 4.34 years | 5.09 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.82 years | 4.45 years | 5.36 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.19 years | 5.55 years | 6.74 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.58 years | 7.02 years | 8.06 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2 years | 8.02 years | 8.37 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.54 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.82 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 8.37 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.37 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.17 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 198th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 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