School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) was 3.05 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
3.05 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
172nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.05 years
in 2023
All-time low
0.3752 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) stood at 3.05 years.
That represents a change of up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 3.05 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3752 years, in 1970.
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 172nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3752 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.3851 years | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4225 years | +9.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4493 years | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4453 years | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4517 years | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4609 years | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4739 years | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5321 years | +12.3% |
| 1979 | 0.583 years | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6481 years | +11.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7587 years | +17.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8791 years | +15.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8724 years | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.882 years | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 1.06 years | +19.8% |
| 1986 | 1.05 years | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 1.08 years | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 1.06 years | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.01 years | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 1.02 years | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.03 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.04 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.05 years | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.07 years | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.08 years | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.1 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.11 years | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.13 years | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.15 years | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.19 years | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 1.27 years | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 1.34 years | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 1.45 years | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 1.58 years | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 1.65 years | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 1.67 years | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.63 years | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.82 years | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 2 years | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 2.22 years | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 2.31 years | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 2.45 years | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 2.78 years | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 2.49 years | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 2.6 years | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 2.49 years | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 2.55 years | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 2.61 years | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.74 years | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 2.85 years | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 2.93 years | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 2.96 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 3.05 years | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 3.05 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4579 years | 0.3752 years | 0.583 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.93 years | 0.6481 years | 1.08 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 years | 1.02 years | 1.15 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.56 years | 1.19 years | 2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.52 years | 2.22 years | 2.78 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.97 years | 2.85 years | 3.05 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.54 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.82 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 3.05 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.05 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3752 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 172nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 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