School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) was 2.64 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.64 years
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
199th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.69 years
in 2013
All-time low
0.1881 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) stood at 2.64 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 2.69 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1881 years, in 1970.
That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 199th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1881 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.1978 years | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2208 years | +11.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2553 years | +15.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2727 years | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2894 years | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3083 years | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3288 years | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3957 years | +20.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4525 years | +14.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5144 years | +13.7% |
| 1981 | 0.639 years | +24.2% |
| 1982 | 0.784 years | +22.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7781 years | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7957 years | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 1.01 years | +27.2% |
| 1986 | 1 years | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.05 years | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 1.01 years | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.9718 years | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9768 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.994 years | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 1.01 years | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.02 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.02 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.02 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.03 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.04 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.05 years | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.08 years | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 1.12 years | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.23 years | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 1.24 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.38 years | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 1.48 years | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 1.54 years | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 1.52 years | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.48 years | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.69 years | +14.0% |
| 2009 | 1.89 years | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 2.11 years | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 2.19 years | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 2.34 years | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 2.69 years | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 2.38 years | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 2.47 years | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 2.33 years | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 2.36 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 2.39 years | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.46 years | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 2.54 years | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 2.59 years | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 2.62 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 2.65 years | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 2.64 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2909 years | 0.1881 years | 0.4525 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8552 years | 0.5144 years | 1.05 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 years | 0.9768 years | 1.08 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.46 years | 1.12 years | 1.89 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.37 years | 2.11 years | 2.69 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.61 years | 2.54 years | 2.65 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3305 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7207 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 2.64 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.69 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1881 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 199th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 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