School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 8.11 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
8.11 years
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
206th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.47 years
in 2013
All-time low
2.25 years
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) stood at 8.11 years.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 8.47 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.25 years, in 1970.
That places ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 206th out of 221 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.25 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.35 years | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 2.51 years | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 2.62 years | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 2.63 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 2.65 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 2.69 years | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 3.13 years | +16.3% |
| 1978 | 3.7 years | +18.1% |
| 1979 | 4.17 years | +12.7% |
| 1980 | 4.44 years | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 4.81 years | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 5.19 years | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 5.16 years | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 5.12 years | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 5.19 years | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 4.78 years | -8.0% |
| 1987 | 4.72 years | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 4.53 years | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 4.55 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 4.58 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 4.65 years | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 4.82 years | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 4.96 years | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 5.05 years | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 5.05 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 4.86 years | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 5.11 years | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 5.33 years | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 5.53 years | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 5.78 years | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 5.75 years | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 6.03 years | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 6.25 years | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 6.61 years | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 6.82 years | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 7.02 years | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 6.8 years | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 6.81 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 7.12 years | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 7.36 years | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 7.61 years | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 7.98 years | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 8.47 years | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 8.08 years | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 8.05 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 7.91 years | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 8.04 years | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 8.11 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.87 years | 2.25 years | 4.17 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.85 years | 4.44 years | 5.19 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.99 years | 4.58 years | 5.53 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.5 years | 5.75 years | 7.12 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.96 years | 7.36 years | 8.47 years | 9 |
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 31.31 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 29.54 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 8.11 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.47 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.25 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 206th out of 221 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 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