School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) was 2.36 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.36 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
209th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.68 years
in 2016
All-time low
0.2645 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) recorded 2.36 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 2.68 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2645 years, in 1970.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 209th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2645 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.2649 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3128 years | +18.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3746 years | +19.8% |
| 1974 | 0.4496 years | +20.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5084 years | +13.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5868 years | +15.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6705 years | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7524 years | +12.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7993 years | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 0.8513 years | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 0.9498 years | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 0.991 years | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 1.02 years | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 1.04 years | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 1.1 years | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 1.17 years | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 1.24 years | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 1.25 years | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 1.22 years | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.2 years | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 1.25 years | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 1.3 years | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 1.29 years | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.24 years | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.22 years | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.26 years | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 1.26 years | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.23 years | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 1.32 years | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 1.36 years | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 1.51 years | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 1.27 years | -16.1% |
| 2003 | 1.47 years | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 1.4 years | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.42 years | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.34 years | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 1.64 years | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 1.82 years | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 1.99 years | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 2.14 years | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 2.3 years | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 2.4 years | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 2.5 years | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 2.6 years | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 2.64 years | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 2.68 years | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.59 years | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 2.48 years | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 2.39 years | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 2.31 years | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 2.33 years | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 2.37 years | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 2.36 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.36 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4984 years | 0.2645 years | 0.7993 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.08 years | 0.8513 years | 1.25 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.26 years | 1.2 years | 1.32 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.52 years | 1.27 years | 1.99 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.47 years | 2.14 years | 2.68 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.35 years | 2.31 years | 2.37 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- 206 Tanzania 1.75 years compare
- 207 Chad 1.38 years compare
- 208 Niger 1.37 years compare
- 209 Uganda 1.32 years compare
- 210 Equatorial Guinea 1.11 years compare
- 211 Central African Republic 0.9041 years compare
- 212 Guinea-Bissau 0.6937 years compare
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 229,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 2.36 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.68 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2645 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 209th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release