School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) was 5.22 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.22 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
171st
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.22 years
in 2024
All-time low
1.75 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) is 5.22 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 5.22 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.75 years, in 1970.
That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.75 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.88 years | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 2.03 years | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 2.13 years | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 2.15 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 2.15 years | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 2.15 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 2.59 years | +20.7% |
| 1978 | 3.16 years | +21.8% |
| 1979 | 3.6 years | +13.9% |
| 1980 | 3.8 years | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 4.06 years | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 4.35 years | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 4.34 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 4.31 years | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 4.2 years | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 3.8 years | -9.5% |
| 1987 | 3.7 years | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 3.49 years | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 3.56 years | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 3.58 years | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 3.6 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 3.75 years | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 3.87 years | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 3.91 years | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 3.84 years | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 3.53 years | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 3.78 years | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 4.01 years | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 4.22 years | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 4.44 years | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 4.36 years | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 4.45 years | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 4.55 years | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 4.85 years | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 4.91 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 5 years | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 4.73 years | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 4.51 years | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 4.63 years | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 4.68 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 4.87 years | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 5.01 years | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 5.18 years | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 5.07 years | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 4.87 years | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 4.81 years | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 4.84 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 4.86 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 4.93 years | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 5.01 years | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 5.01 years | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.12 years | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 5.2 years | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 5.22 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.36 years | 1.75 years | 3.6 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.96 years | 3.49 years | 4.35 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.81 years | 3.53 years | 4.22 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.64 years | 4.36 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.91 years | 4.68 years | 5.18 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.11 years | 5.01 years | 5.22 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- 168 Lebanon 4.9 years compare
- 169 Comoros 4.89 years compare
- 170 North Macedonia 4.83 years compare
- 171 Martinique 4.83 years compare
- 172 Honduras 4.79 years compare
- 173 Reunion 4.79 years compare
- 174 Burkina Faso 4.76 years compare
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3305 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7207 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 5.22 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.22 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.75 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 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