School life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.88 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.88 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
78th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.93 years
in 2020
All-time low
2.45 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 5.88 years.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 5.93 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.45 years, in 1970.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 78th 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.
School life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.45 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.5 years | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 2.6 years | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 2.66 years | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 2.82 years | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 2.92 years | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 3.01 years | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 3.27 years | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 3.55 years | +8.8% |
| 1979 | 3.85 years | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 4.04 years | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 4.24 years | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 4.38 years | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 4.36 years | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 4.27 years | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 4.13 years | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 4 years | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 3.94 years | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 3.84 years | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 3.82 years | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 3.72 years | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 3.8 years | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 3.78 years | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 3.82 years | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 3.84 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 3.86 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 3.77 years | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 4 years | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 4.14 years | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 4.25 years | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 4.45 years | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 4.54 years | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 4.67 years | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 4.86 years | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 5.08 years | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 5.28 years | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 5.44 years | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 5.49 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 5.59 years | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 5.65 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 5.66 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.7 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 5.78 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 5.83 years | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 5.79 years | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 5.7 years | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 5.71 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 5.75 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 5.79 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 5.86 years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 5.93 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 5.9 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 5.83 years | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 5.86 years | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 5.88 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.96 years | 2.45 years | 3.85 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.1 years | 3.82 years | 4.38 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.9 years | 3.72 years | 4.25 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.1 years | 4.45 years | 5.65 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.76 years | 5.66 years | 5.86 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.88 years | 5.83 years | 5.93 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 75 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6.12 years compare
- 76 Hong Kong, China 6.11 years compare
- 77 Iran, Islamic Republic of 6.11 years compare
- 78 Belgium 6.1 years compare
- 79 Greece 6.1 years compare
- 80 Switzerland 6.08 years compare
- 81 Japan 6.06 years compare
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 5.88 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 5.93 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.45 years in 1970.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 78th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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