School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 9.59 years in 2021. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) is 9.59 years, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) peaked at 9.59 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.69 years, in 1970.
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) ranks 159th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.69 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.71 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 3.84 years | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 3.94 years | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 4.08 years | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 4.21 years | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 4.32 years | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 4.56 years | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 4.82 years | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 5.11 years | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 5.34 years | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 5.58 years | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 5.77 years | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 5.82 years | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 5.83 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 5.83 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5.76 years | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 5.79 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 5.76 years | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 5.83 years | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 5.8 years | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 5.92 years | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 5.9 years | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 5.95 years | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 6.04 years | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 6.06 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 5.98 years | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 6.2 years | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 6.35 years | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 6.46 years | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 6.63 years | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 6.77 years | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 6.96 years | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 7.19 years | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 7.43 years | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 7.7 years | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 7.9 years | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 7.96 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 8.19 years | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 8.39 years | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 8.54 years | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 8.68 years | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 8.91 years | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 9.14 years | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 9.08 years | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 9.07 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 9.1 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 9.2 years | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 9.3 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 9.44 years | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 9.56 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 9.59 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.23 years | 3.69 years | 5.11 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.73 years | 5.34 years | 5.83 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.07 years | 5.8 years | 6.46 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.51 years | 6.63 years | 8.39 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.04 years | 8.54 years | 9.44 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.58 years | 9.56 years | 9.59 years | 2 |
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More education data for ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) was 9.59 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.59 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.69 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) ranks 159th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release