School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) was 6.12 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.12 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
29th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.44 years
in 2020
All-time low
2.73 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) is 6.12 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 6.44 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.73 years, in 1970.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 29th of 221 groups on this measure, 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: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.73 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.76 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 2.85 years | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 2.85 years | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 3.13 years | +9.9% |
| 1975 | 3.33 years | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 3.41 years | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 3.55 years | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 3.77 years | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 4.04 years | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 4.17 years | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 4.37 years | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 4.42 years | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 4.45 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 4.33 years | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 4.12 years | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 4.1 years | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 4.08 years | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 4.07 years | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 3.94 years | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 3.73 years | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 3.88 years | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 3.7 years | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 3.7 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.68 years | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 3.65 years | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 3.66 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 3.97 years | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 4.13 years | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 4.15 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 4.36 years | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 4.54 years | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 4.71 years | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 5 years | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 5.18 years | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 5.44 years | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 5.65 years | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 5.9 years | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 6.15 years | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 6.17 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 6.11 years | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 6.09 years | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 6.09 years | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.07 years | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 6.04 years | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 5.96 years | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 6.06 years | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 6.17 years | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 6.25 years | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 6.33 years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 6.44 years | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 6.38 years | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 6.13 years | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 6.12 years | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 6.12 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.24 years | 2.73 years | 4.04 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.21 years | 3.94 years | 4.45 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.83 years | 3.65 years | 4.15 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.31 years | 4.36 years | 6.17 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.12 years | 5.96 years | 6.33 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.24 years | 6.12 years | 6.44 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.00 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 6.12 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.44 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.73 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 29th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 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