School life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.92 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) stood at 5.92 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 5.94 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.9 years, in 1970.
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 55th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.31 years | 2.9 years | 3.98 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.24 years | 4.08 years | 4.42 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.21 years | 4.05 years | 4.5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.22 years | 4.64 years | 5.69 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.79 years | 5.71 years | 5.88 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9 years | 5.83 years | 5.94 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 92.95 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 5.92 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.94 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9 years in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 55th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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