School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 9.23 years in 2016. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1970β2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) recorded 9.23 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 9.23 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.85 years, in 1971.
That places ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.29 years | 3.85 years | 4.89 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.72 years | 5.14 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.02 years | 5.73 years | 6.52 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.61 years | 6.7 years | 8.66 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.99 years | 8.72 years | 9.23 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- 168 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 7.61 years compare
- 169 Zambia 7.3 years compare
- 170 Eritrea, The State of 7.01 years compare
- 171 Sudan 6.81 years compare
- 172 Yemen, Republic of 6.6 years compare
- 173 Mali 6.31 years compare
- 174 Niger 5.99 years compare
More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.01 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 22.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 52.52 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 43.21 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 21.46 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 9.23 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.23 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.85 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release