School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 10.44 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.44 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
114th
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.47 years
in 2014
All-time low
6.54 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 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: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 10.44 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 10.47 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.54 years, in 1971.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 114th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.61 years | — |
| 1971 | 6.54 years | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 6.6 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 6.68 years | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 6.75 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 6.8 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 6.84 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 6.89 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 6.75 years | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 6.89 years | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 7.2 years | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 7.38 years | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 7.42 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 7.33 years | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 7.26 years | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 7.2 years | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 7.25 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 7.24 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 7.14 years | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 7.85 years | +9.9% |
| 1990 | 7.88 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 8.1 years | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 8.17 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 8.18 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 8.26 years | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 8.44 years | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 8.27 years | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 8.19 years | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 8.17 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 8.24 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 8.05 years | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 8.31 years | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 8.43 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 8.6 years | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 8.85 years | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 9.12 years | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 9.33 years | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 9.54 years | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 9.83 years | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 9.87 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 9.99 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 9.97 years | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 10.09 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 10.31 years | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 10.47 years | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 10.45 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 10.44 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 10.4 years | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 10.35 years | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 10.39 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 10.42 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 10.45 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 10.41 years | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 10.4 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 10.44 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.74 years | 6.54 years | 6.89 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.33 years | 7.14 years | 7.85 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.19 years | 7.88 years | 8.44 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.99 years | 8.05 years | 9.87 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.29 years | 9.97 years | 10.47 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.42 years | 10.4 years | 10.45 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 111 Zambia 11.51 years compare
- 112 Jordan 11.49 years compare
- 113 French Polynesia 11.49 years compare
- 114 Maldives 11.46 years compare
- 115 Vietnam 11.43 years compare
- 116 Cote d'Ivoire 11.41 years compare
- 117 Saint Lucia 11.39 years compare
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.4167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 973,742 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1548 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 329,590 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 545,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 10.44 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.47 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.54 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 114th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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