School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (life) in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (life) was 9.74 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
9.74 years
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
142nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.79 years
in 2021
All-time low
5.38 years
in 1971
Years of data
53
1970–2022
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2022, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) stood at 9.74 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 9.79 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.38 years, in 1971.
That places ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 142nd out of 221 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
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: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.42 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.38 years | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 5.5 years | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 5.54 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 5.63 years | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 5.83 years | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 5.93 years | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 6.09 years | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 6.29 years | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 6.48 years | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 6.7 years | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 6.98 years | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 6.98 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 6.95 years | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 6.79 years | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 6.52 years | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 6.49 years | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 6.39 years | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 6.32 years | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 6.58 years | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 6.45 years | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 6.82 years | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 6.8 years | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 6.84 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 6.8 years | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 6.94 years | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 6.8 years | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 6.72 years | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 6.65 years | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 6.69 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 6.63 years | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 6.84 years | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 7.08 years | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 7.37 years | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 7.7 years | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 7.96 years | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 8.18 years | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 8.41 years | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 8.77 years | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 8.81 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 8.86 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 8.93 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 8.98 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 9.16 years | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 9.25 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 9.25 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 9.29 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 9.4 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 9.49 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 9.59 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 9.69 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 9.79 years | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 9.74 years | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.81 years | 5.38 years | 6.48 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.67 years | 6.32 years | 6.98 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.75 years | 6.45 years | 6.94 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.78 years | 6.63 years | 8.81 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.22 years | 8.86 years | 9.59 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.74 years | 9.69 years | 9.79 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- 139 Romania 10.76 years compare
- 140 Philippines 10.72 years compare
- 141 Lesotho 10.72 years compare
- 142 Kenya 10.7 years compare
- 143 Ghana 10.68 years compare
- 144 Seychelles 10.67 years compare
- 145 Azerbaijan 10.65 years compare
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.77 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 9.74 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.79 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.38 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 142nd out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 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