School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 9.59 years in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
9.59 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
159th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.59 years
in 2021
All-time low
3.69 years
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) is 9.59 years, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 9.59 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.69 years, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 159th out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.69 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.71 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 3.84 years | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 3.94 years | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 4.08 years | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 4.21 years | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 4.32 years | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 4.56 years | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 4.82 years | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 5.11 years | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 5.34 years | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 5.58 years | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 5.77 years | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 5.82 years | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 5.83 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 5.83 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5.76 years | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 5.79 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 5.76 years | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 5.83 years | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 5.8 years | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 5.92 years | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 5.9 years | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 5.95 years | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 6.04 years | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 6.06 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 5.98 years | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 6.2 years | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 6.35 years | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 6.46 years | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 6.63 years | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 6.77 years | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 6.96 years | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 7.19 years | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 7.43 years | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 7.7 years | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 7.9 years | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 7.96 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 8.19 years | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 8.39 years | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 8.54 years | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 8.68 years | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 8.91 years | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 9.14 years | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 9.08 years | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 9.07 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 9.1 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 9.2 years | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 9.3 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 9.44 years | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 9.56 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 9.59 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.23 years | 3.69 years | 5.11 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.73 years | 5.34 years | 5.83 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.07 years | 5.8 years | 6.46 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.51 years | 6.63 years | 8.39 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.04 years | 8.54 years | 9.44 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.58 years | 9.56 years | 9.59 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- 156 Tanzania, United Republic of 8.91 years compare
- 157 Lao People's Democratic Republic 8.85 years compare
- 158 Mauritania 8.55 years compare
- 159 Burundi 8.53 years compare
- 160 Liberia 8.37 years compare
- 161 Syrian Arab Republic 8.21 years compare
- 162 Iraq 8.07 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 92.95 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 9.59 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.59 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.69 years in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 159th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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