School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) was 5.68 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.68 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
122nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.81 years
in 2014
All-time low
3.58 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) is 5.68 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 5.81 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.58 years, in 1970.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 122nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, female (years) (life female years) in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.58 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.59 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 3.66 years | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 3.73 years | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 3.91 years | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 3.95 years | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 4.06 years | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 4.05 years | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 4.13 years | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 4.17 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 4.27 years | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 4.27 years | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 4.34 years | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 4.44 years | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 4.47 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 4.49 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 4.61 years | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 4.67 years | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 4.86 years | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 4.58 years | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 4.73 years | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 4.67 years | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 4.47 years | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 4.33 years | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 4.18 years | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 4.08 years | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 3.84 years | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 4.03 years | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 4 years | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 3.93 years | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 4.22 years | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 4.77 years | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 4.77 years | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.77 years | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.89 years | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 4.86 years | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 4.81 years | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 4.91 years | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 5.11 years | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 5.27 years | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 5.36 years | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 5.52 years | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 5.7 years | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 5.78 years | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 5.81 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 5.73 years | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 5.66 years | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 5.3 years | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 5.27 years | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 5.29 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.37 years | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 5.45 years | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 5.56 years | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 5.65 years | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 5.68 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.88 years | 3.58 years | 4.17 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.5 years | 4.27 years | 4.86 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.22 years | 3.84 years | 4.73 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.84 years | 4.22 years | 5.27 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.54 years | 5.27 years | 5.81 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.54 years | 5.37 years | 5.68 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 229,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 5.68 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.81 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.58 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 122nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release