School life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): School life expectancy, secondary, female was 3.23 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.23 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
159th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.29 years
in 2021
All-time low
1.7 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 3.23 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 3.29 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.7 years, in 1971.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 159th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.71 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.7 years | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 1.71 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 1.71 years | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.71 years | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 1.71 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.71 years | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.72 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 1.72 years | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.73 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.75 years | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 1.79 years | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 1.8 years | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 1.83 years | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 1.88 years | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 1.89 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 1.93 years | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 1.95 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.95 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.95 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 2.05 years | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 2.17 years | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 2.32 years | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 2.44 years | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 2.57 years | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 2.58 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 2.53 years | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 2.5 years | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 2.45 years | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 2.4 years | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 2.28 years | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 2.28 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2.28 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 2.28 years | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 2.34 years | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 2.36 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 2.47 years | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 2.5 years | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.49 years | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 2.56 years | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 2.61 years | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 2.62 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.7 years | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 2.91 years | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 3.05 years | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 3.1 years | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 3.18 years | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 3.24 years | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 3.21 years | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 3.22 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 3.24 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 3.29 years | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 3.24 years | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 3.23 years | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 3.23 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.71 years | 1.7 years | 1.73 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.87 years | 1.75 years | 1.95 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.4 years | 2.05 years | 2.58 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.38 years | 2.28 years | 2.56 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.99 years | 2.61 years | 3.24 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.25 years | 3.23 years | 3.29 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.02 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.01 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 875,127 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 17.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 5.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 3.23 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.29 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7 years in 1971.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 159th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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