School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) was 6.04 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.04 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
33rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.26 years
in 2020
All-time low
3.11 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) stood at 6.04 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 6.26 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.11 years, in 1970.
That places ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 33rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.11 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.11 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 3.19 years | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 3.19 years | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 3.37 years | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 3.48 years | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 3.48 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3.53 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 3.53 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 3.71 years | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 3.89 years | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 4.04 years | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 4.16 years | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 4.23 years | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 4.27 years | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 4.18 years | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 4.22 years | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 4.24 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 4.23 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 4.17 years | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 3.89 years | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 4.03 years | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 3.87 years | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 3.87 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 3.94 years | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 3.96 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 3.96 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 4.23 years | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 4.34 years | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 4.35 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 4.5 years | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 4.6 years | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 4.64 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 4.86 years | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 4.99 years | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 5.32 years | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 5.5 years | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 5.67 years | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 5.87 years | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 5.96 years | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 5.93 years | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 5.91 years | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 5.99 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 5.99 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 5.99 years | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.93 years | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 6.01 years | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 6.08 years | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 6.11 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 6.18 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 6.26 years | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 6.21 years | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 5.96 years | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 6.02 years | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 6.04 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.37 years | 3.11 years | 3.71 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.16 years | 3.89 years | 4.27 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.04 years | 3.87 years | 4.35 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.19 years | 4.5 years | 5.96 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.01 years | 5.91 years | 6.18 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1 years | 5.96 years | 6.26 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- 30 Dominica 6.9 years compare
- 31 Norway 6.9 years compare
- 32 Iceland 6.88 years compare
- 33 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.86 years compare
- 34 Trinidad and Tobago 6.86 years compare
- 35 Vanuatu 6.83 years compare
- 36 Madagascar 6.82 years compare
More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.01 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.31 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.16 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 6.04 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.26 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.11 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 33rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 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