School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) was 5.17 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.17 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
177th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.8 years
in 2020
All-time low
1.87 years
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
School life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) recorded 5.17 years for school life expectancy, primary, female in 2023.
The figure is down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 5.8 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.87 years, in 1970.
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 177th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.87 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.92 years | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 1.97 years | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 2.02 years | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 2.42 years | +19.9% |
| 1975 | 2.53 years | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 2.58 years | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 2.65 years | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 2.63 years | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 2.92 years | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 3.08 years | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 3.18 years | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 3.31 years | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 3.35 years | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 3.35 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3.33 years | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 3.36 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 3.43 years | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 3.43 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3.42 years | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 3.3 years | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 3.22 years | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 3.03 years | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 2.98 years | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 3.06 years | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 3.06 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 3.16 years | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 3.66 years | +15.8% |
| 1998 | 3.96 years | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 3.98 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 4.24 years | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 4.42 years | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 4.47 years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 4.69 years | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 4.72 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 4.98 years | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 5.15 years | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 5.36 years | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 5.6 years | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 5.62 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 5.57 years | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 5.51 years | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 5.53 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 5.5 years | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 5.47 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 5.33 years | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 5.48 years | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 5.55 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 5.62 years | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 5.72 years | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 5.8 years | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 5.55 years | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 5.17 years | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 5.17 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.35 years | 1.87 years | 2.92 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.33 years | 3.08 years | 3.43 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.34 years | 2.98 years | 3.98 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.92 years | 4.24 years | 5.62 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.53 years | 5.33 years | 5.72 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.42 years | 5.17 years | 5.8 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- 174 Burkina Faso 4.76 years compare
- 175 San Marino 4.74 years compare
- 176 Uzbekistan 4.71 years compare
- 177 Mongolia 4.65 years compare
- 178 Laos 4.64 years compare
- 179 Sri Lanka 4.58 years compare
- 180 Kuwait 4.44 years compare
More education data for ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.62 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.96 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.90 million (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 471,371 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.58 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42.53 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6253 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 5.17 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.87 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 177th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 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