School life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.34 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) recorded 5.34 years for school life expectancy, primary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 5.34 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.77 years, in 1970.
That places ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 163rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 2.34 years | 1.77 years | 3.5 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.82 years | 3.34 years | 4.21 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.75 years | 3.43 years | 4.21 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.64 years | 4.28 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.07 years | 4.81 years | 5.29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.25 years | 5.17 years | 5.34 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- 160 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 4.96 years compare
- 161 Barbados 4.95 years compare
- 162 Micronesia, Federated States of 4.95 years compare
- 163 Lebanon 4.9 years compare
- 164 Comoros, Union of the 4.89 years compare
- 165 North Macedonia, Republic of 4.83 years compare
- 166 Martinique 4.83 years compare
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 32.92 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 5.34 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.34 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.77 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 163rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 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