School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 9.27 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
9.27 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
169th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.27 years
in 2018
All-time low
4.25 years
in 1971
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa stood at 9.27 years. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 9.27 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.25 years, in 1971.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 169th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.26 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.25 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 4.33 years | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 4.39 years | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 4.62 years | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 4.79 years | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 4.9 years | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 5.02 years | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 5.15 years | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 5.37 years | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 5.63 years | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 5.84 years | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 5.9 years | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 5.89 years | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 5.82 years | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 5.79 years | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 5.81 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 5.84 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 5.82 years | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 6.07 years | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 6.01 years | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 6.04 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 5.94 years | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 5.91 years | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 5.92 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 5.97 years | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 5.94 years | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 6.17 years | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 6.31 years | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 6.37 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 6.49 years | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 6.74 years | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 6.95 years | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 7.23 years | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 7.46 years | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 7.78 years | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 8.07 years | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 8.36 years | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 8.7 years | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 8.81 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 8.86 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 8.87 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 years | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 9.04 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 9.13 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 9.03 years | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 9.12 years | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 9.21 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 9.27 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.71 years | 4.25 years | 5.37 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.84 years | 5.63 years | 6.07 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.06 years | 5.91 years | 6.37 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.66 years | 6.49 years | 8.81 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.06 years | 8.86 years | 9.27 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 9.27 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 9.27 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.25 years in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 169th out of 221 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 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