School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)

ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 9.33 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
9.33 years
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
168th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.33 years
in 2023
All-time low
2.99 years
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), 1970–2023

246810197019962023

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) is 9.33 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) peaked at 9.33 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.99 years, in 1970.

ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 168th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), 1970 to 2023.
Year years Change
1970 2.99 years —
1971 3.03 years +1.2%
1972 3.16 years +4.4%
1973 3.27 years +3.4%
1974 3.29 years +0.6%
1975 3.38 years +2.7%
1976 3.49 years +3.3%
1977 3.82 years +9.5%
1978 4.2 years +10.1%
1979 4.53 years +8.0%
1980 4.75 years +4.7%
1981 5.03 years +5.9%
1982 5.36 years +6.5%
1983 5.42 years +1.2%
1984 5.47 years +0.8%
1985 5.55 years +1.5%
1986 5.36 years -3.4%
1987 5.37 years +0.1%
1988 5.28 years -1.6%
1989 5.3 years +0.5%
1990 5.36 years +1.0%
1991 5.43 years +1.3%
1992 5.51 years +1.5%
1993 5.66 years +2.6%
1994 5.87 years +3.8%
1995 5.84 years -0.5%
1996 5.74 years -1.8%
1997 6 years +4.6%
1998 6.19 years +3.1%
1999 6.36 years +2.7%
2000 6.54 years +2.8%
2001 6.54 years +0.0%
2002 6.74 years +3.1%
2003 6.89 years +2.2%
2004 7.16 years +3.9%
2005 7.39 years +3.3%
2006 7.51 years +1.6%
2007 7.27 years -3.2%
2008 7.33 years +0.8%
2009 7.59 years +3.6%
2010 7.77 years +2.4%
2011 7.94 years +2.2%
2012 8.28 years +4.3%
2013 8.69 years +4.9%
2014 8.43 years -3.0%
2015 8.48 years +0.5%
2016 8.41 years -0.8%
2017 8.53 years +1.5%
2018 8.63 years +1.2%
2019 8.83 years +2.3%
2020 8.97 years +1.6%
2021 9.08 years +1.2%
2022 9.11 years +0.3%
2023 9.33 years +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.52 years 2.99 years 4.53 years 10
1980s 5.29 years 4.75 years 5.55 years 10
1990s 5.8 years 5.36 years 6.36 years 10
2000s 7.09 years 6.54 years 7.59 years 10
2010s 8.4 years 7.77 years 8.83 years 10
2020s 9.12 years 8.97 years 9.33 years 4

Countries ranked near ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)

  1. 165 Democratic Republic of Congo 7.82 years compare
  2. 166 Guinea 7.76 years compare
  3. 167 Burkina Faso 7.68 years compare
  4. 168 Nigeria 7.66 years compare
  5. 169 Ethiopia 7.61 years compare
  6. 170 Zambia 7.3 years compare
  7. 171 Eritrea 7.01 years compare

See the full ranking of 400 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) was 9.33 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
The highest recorded value was 9.33 years in 2023.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
The lowest recorded value was 2.99 years in 1970.
How does ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 168th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,742 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release