School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 8.27 years in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
8.27 years
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
200th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.36 years
in 2014
All-time low
3.06 years
in 1970
Years of data
46
1970–2015
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) is 8.27 years, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 8.36 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.06 years, in 1970.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 200th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.06 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.09 years | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 3.2 years | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 3.22 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 3.53 years | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 3.77 years | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 3.88 years | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 4.06 years | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 4.32 years | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 4.62 years | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 4.81 years | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 5.05 years | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 5.13 years | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 5.2 years | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 5.13 years | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 4.97 years | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 4.97 years | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 4.99 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 5.02 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 4.9 years | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 4.68 years | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 4.83 years | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 4.63 years | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 4.63 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 4.6 years | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 4.63 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 4.64 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 4.97 years | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 5.16 years | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 5.21 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 5.48 years | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 5.72 years | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 5.96 years | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 6.3 years | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 6.54 years | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 6.89 years | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 7.23 years | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 7.58 years | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 7.98 years | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 8.1 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 8.14 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 8.27 years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 8.32 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 8.31 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 8.36 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 8.27 years | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.67 years | 3.06 years | 4.62 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.02 years | 4.81 years | 5.2 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.8 years | 4.6 years | 5.21 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.78 years | 5.48 years | 8.1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.28 years | 8.14 years | 8.36 years | 6 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.00 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 8.27 years in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.36 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.06 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 200th out of 221 groups with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 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