School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 8.24 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
8.24 years
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
202nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.24 years
in 2016
All-time low
2.48 years
in 1971
Years of data
47
1970–2016
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2016, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) stood at 8.24 years. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) peaked at 8.24 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.48 years, in 1971.
ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) ranks 202nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.51 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.48 years | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 2.53 years | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 2.56 years | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 2.65 years | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 2.71 years | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 2.79 years | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 2.86 years | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 2.88 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 2.94 years | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 3.25 years | +10.6% |
| 1981 | 3.54 years | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 3.74 years | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 3.85 years | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 3.94 years | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 4 years | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 4.1 years | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 4.19 years | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 4.22 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 4.21 years | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 4.12 years | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 4.1 years | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 3.92 years | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 3.83 years | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 3.93 years | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 4.14 years | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 4.21 years | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 4.7 years | +11.5% |
| 1998 | 5.03 years | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 5.14 years | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 5.4 years | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 5.69 years | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 5.88 years | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 6.01 years | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 6.21 years | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 6.59 years | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 6.96 years | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 7.28 years | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 7.64 years | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 7.8 years | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 7.92 years | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 8.04 years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 8.12 years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 8.13 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 8.22 years | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.12 years | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 8.24 years | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.69 years | 2.48 years | 2.94 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.9 years | 3.25 years | 4.22 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.31 years | 3.83 years | 5.14 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.55 years | 5.4 years | 7.8 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.11 years | 7.92 years | 8.24 years | 7 |
More education data for ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.79 million (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.13 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) was 8.24 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.24 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.48 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) ranks 202nd out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 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