School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (life) in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (life) was 8.24 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
8.24 years
Change on year
down 1.8%
Rank
204th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.39 years
in 2020
All-time low
2.68 years
in 1970
Years of data
53
1970–2022
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) is 8.24 years, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 8.39 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.68 years, in 1970.
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 204th 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 (years) (life) in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.68 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.69 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 2.77 years | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 2.82 years | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 2.91 years | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 3.08 years | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 3.24 years | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 3.43 years | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 3.64 years | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 3.81 years | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 3.95 years | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 4.1 years | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 4.15 years | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 4.14 years | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 4.06 years | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 3.94 years | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 3.96 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 3.95 years | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 3.96 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 3.9 years | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 3.78 years | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 3.9 years | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 3.81 years | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 3.85 years | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 3.89 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 4.05 years | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 4.11 years | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 4.37 years | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 4.56 years | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 4.69 years | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 4.91 years | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 5.16 years | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 5.44 years | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 5.69 years | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 5.97 years | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 6.3 years | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 6.6 years | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 6.88 years | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 7.27 years | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 7.4 years | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 7.49 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 7.58 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 7.67 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 7.79 years | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 7.87 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 7.86 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 7.96 years | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 8.08 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 8.17 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 8.28 years | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 8.39 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 8.39 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 8.24 years | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.11 years | 2.68 years | 3.81 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.01 years | 3.9 years | 4.15 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1 years | 3.78 years | 4.69 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.16 years | 4.91 years | 7.4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.88 years | 7.49 years | 8.28 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.34 years | 8.24 years | 8.39 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- 201 Chad 6.36 years compare
- 202 Mali 6.34 years compare
- 203 Central African Republic 5.88 years compare
- 204 Djibouti 5.74 years compare
- 205 Niger 5.13 years compare
- 206 Guinea-Bissau 4.49 years compare
- 207 Equatorial Guinea 4.48 years compare
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.57 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.63 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 8.24 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.39 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.68 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 204th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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