School life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): School life expectancy, primary, female was 7.23 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.02 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.01 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 875,127 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 17.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 11.43 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 5.72 million (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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release