School life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.91 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) stood at 5.91 years.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 5.96 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.85 years, in 1970.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 60th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.28 years | 2.85 years | 4.02 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.26 years | 4.01 years | 4.51 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.14 years | 4 years | 4.41 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.19 years | 4.56 years | 5.7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.81 years | 5.71 years | 5.9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.91 years | 5.86 years | 5.96 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- 57 Nepal 6.29 years compare
- 58 Libya 6.26 years compare
- 59 Saudi Arabia 6.26 years compare
- 60 Marshall Islands 6.24 years compare
- 61 Costa Rica 6.23 years compare
- 62 Tunisia 6.23 years compare
- 63 Netherlands 6.22 years compare
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 38.99 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 26.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 100.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 80.81 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 40.75 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 5.91 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.96 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.85 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 60th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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