School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)

UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 9.05 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
9.05 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
164th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.06 years
in 2021
All-time low
4.44 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) recorded 9.05 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) peaked at 9.06 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.44 years, in 1971.

UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) ranks 164th 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 UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), 1970 to 2024.
Year years Change
1970 4.45 years
1971 4.44 years -0.4%
1972 4.57 years +3.0%
1973 4.54 years -0.7%
1974 4.65 years +2.5%
1975 4.82 years +3.6%
1976 4.88 years +1.3%
1977 5 years +2.6%
1978 5.17 years +3.2%
1979 5.4 years +4.6%
1980 5.48 years +1.4%
1981 5.48 years +0.1%
1982 5.55 years +1.3%
1983 5.62 years +1.2%
1984 5.57 years -0.9%
1985 5.15 years -7.5%
1986 5.25 years +1.9%
1987 5.25 years -0.1%
1988 5.37 years +2.4%
1989 5.01 years -6.7%
1990 4.76 years -5.1%
1991 5.18 years +9.0%
1992 5.07 years -2.2%
1993 5.13 years +1.2%
1994 4.96 years -3.4%
1995 4.97 years +0.3%
1996 4.81 years -3.3%
1997 4.79 years -0.3%
1998 4.72 years -1.5%
1999 4.73 years +0.1%
2000 4.95 years +4.6%
2001 5.21 years +5.4%
2002 5.26 years +0.9%
2003 5.53 years +5.0%
2004 5.78 years +4.6%
2005 6 years +3.8%
2006 6.28 years +4.5%
2007 6.64 years +5.8%
2008 7.2 years +8.5%
2009 7.44 years +3.2%
2010 7.59 years +2.1%
2011 7.9 years +4.0%
2012 8.04 years +1.7%
2013 8.21 years +2.1%
2014 8.46 years +3.1%
2015 8.59 years +1.5%
2016 8.71 years +1.4%
2017 8.64 years -0.8%
2018 8.67 years +0.3%
2019 8.71 years +0.5%
2020 8.84 years +1.5%
2021 9.06 years +2.4%
2022 9.04 years -0.1%
2023 9.03 years -0.2%
2024 9.05 years +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.79 years 4.44 years 5.4 years 10
1980s 5.37 years 5.01 years 5.62 years 10
1990s 4.91 years 4.72 years 5.18 years 10
2000s 6.03 years 4.95 years 7.44 years 10
2010s 8.35 years 7.59 years 8.71 years 10
2020s 9 years 8.84 years 9.06 years 5

Countries ranked near UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)

  1. 161 Barbados 10.17 years compare
  2. 162 Singapore 10.12 years compare
  3. 163 Iraq 10.08 years compare
  4. 164 Nicaragua 10.06 years compare
  5. 165 Zimbabwe 10.04 years compare
  6. 166 Jamaica 10 years compare
  7. 167 Congo 9.98 years compare

See the full ranking of 429 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) was 9.05 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
The highest recorded value was 9.06 years in 2021.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
The lowest recorded value was 4.44 years in 1971.
How does UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) ranks 164th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 15,518 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release