School life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): School life expectancy, secondary, female was 3.09 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) recorded 3.09 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 3.09 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6749 years, in 1970.
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 163rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8051 years | 0.6749 years | 1 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.32 years | 1.06 years | 1.49 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.66 years | 1.55 years | 1.78 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2 years | 1.8 years | 2.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.69 years | 2.41 years | 2.88 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.02 years | 2.94 years | 3.09 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 3.09 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.09 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6749 years in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 163rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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