School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) was 2.75 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
2.75 years
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
185th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.78 years
in 2021
All-time low
1.08 years
in 1971
Years of data
53
1970–2022
School life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) is 2.75 years, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 2.78 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.08 years, in 1971.
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 185th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.09 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.08 years | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 1.1 years | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 1.12 years | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 1.12 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 1.15 years | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 1.16 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 1.18 years | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 1.2 years | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 1.23 years | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 1.25 years | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 1.29 years | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 1.31 years | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 1.34 years | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 1.39 years | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 1.38 years | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 1.4 years | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 1.4 years | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.41 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.4 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.46 years | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 1.53 years | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 1.62 years | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 1.71 years | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 1.79 years | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 1.86 years | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 1.84 years | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 1.82 years | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.8 years | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.79 years | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.74 years | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.75 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.77 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.79 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.84 years | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.86 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.94 years | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 1.99 years | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 2.04 years | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 2.12 years | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 2.18 years | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 2.26 years | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 2.28 years | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 2.4 years | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 2.49 years | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 2.5 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 2.56 years | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 2.61 years | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 2.65 years | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 2.7 years | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.74 years | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 2.78 years | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 2.75 years | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.14 years | 1.08 years | 1.23 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.36 years | 1.25 years | 1.41 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.72 years | 1.46 years | 1.86 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.88 years | 1.74 years | 2.12 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.46 years | 2.18 years | 2.7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.76 years | 2.74 years | 2.78 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.77 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 2.75 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.78 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 185th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 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