School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) was 2.29 years in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
2.29 years
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
212th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.29 years
in 2022
All-time low
0.319 years
in 1971
Years of data
53
1970–2022
School life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) recorded 2.29 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 2.29 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.319 years, in 1971.
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 212th 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: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3205 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.319 years | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3352 years | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3506 years | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3646 years | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3895 years | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4087 years | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4278 years | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4534 years | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4811 years | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5088 years | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 0.5439 years | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5716 years | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5877 years | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6143 years | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6145 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6213 years | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6259 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6494 years | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.6583 years | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6634 years | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.6673 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.666 years | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6694 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6752 years | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7272 years | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7407 years | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7601 years | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7981 years | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8359 years | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8835 years | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9442 years | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 1 years | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 1.04 years | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1 years | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 1.18 years | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 1.27 years | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 1.36 years | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 1.46 years | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 1.55 years | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 1.64 years | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 1.74 years | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 1.81 years | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.89 years | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 1.95 years | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.99 years | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 2.03 years | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 2.09 years | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 2.14 years | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.18 years | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 2.23 years | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 2.27 years | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 2.29 years | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.385 years | 0.319 years | 0.4811 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5996 years | 0.5088 years | 0.6583 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7203 years | 0.6634 years | 0.8359 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 years | 0.8835 years | 1.55 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.95 years | 1.64 years | 2.18 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.27 years | 2.23 years | 2.29 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- 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
- 213 Somalia 0.2207 years compare
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.57 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.63 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 2.29 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.29 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.319 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 212th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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