School life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): School life expectancy, secondary, female was 2.64 years in 2024. β Volatile
School life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1970β2024
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.
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)
- 196 Guinea 2.17 years compare
- 197 Burundi 2.02 years compare
- 198 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 2.01 years compare
- 199 Mozambique, Republic of 1.85 years compare
- 200 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.75 years compare
- 201 Chad 1.38 years compare
- 202 Niger 1.37 years compare
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.94 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 12.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 29.27 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.86 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release