School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) was 7.23 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.23 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
2nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
7.48 years
in 2008
All-time low
4.88 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 7.23 years.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 7.48 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.88 years, in 1971.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 2nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.95 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.88 years | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 4.92 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 4.99 years | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 5.07 years | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 5.12 years | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 5.16 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 5.21 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 5.07 years | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 5.21 years | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 5.51 years | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 5.66 years | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 5.68 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 5.55 years | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 5.4 years | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 5.32 years | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 5.34 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 5.31 years | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 5.2 years | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 5.87 years | +13.0% |
| 1990 | 5.78 years | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 5.88 years | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 5.85 years | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 5.8 years | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 5.81 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 6.01 years | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 5.92 years | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 5.86 years | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 5.89 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 5.99 years | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 5.93 years | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 6.15 years | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 6.29 years | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 6.48 years | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 6.68 years | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 6.9 years | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 7.04 years | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 7.21 years | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 7.48 years | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 7.42 years | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 7.45 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 7.39 years | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 7.42 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 7.42 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.42 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 7.4 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 7.33 years | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 7.24 years | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 7.2 years | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 7.25 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 7.24 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 7.21 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 7.22 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 7.21 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 7.23 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.06 years | 4.88 years | 5.21 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.48 years | 5.2 years | 5.87 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.88 years | 5.78 years | 6.01 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.76 years | 5.93 years | 7.48 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.35 years | 7.2 years | 7.45 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.22 years | 7.21 years | 7.24 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 545,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 7.23 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.48 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.88 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 2nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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