School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Africa
UNICEF: Africa: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 3.09 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.09 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
163rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.09 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.6749 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UNICEF: Africa recorded 3.09 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure 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 UNICEF: Africa peaked at 3.09 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6749 years, in 1970.
That places UNICEF: Africa 163rd 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 UNICEF: Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6749 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.6776 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.7108 years | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.7409 years | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.764 years | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.7962 years | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.844 years | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8918 years | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.9495 years | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 1 years | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 1.06 years | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 1.13 years | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 1.2 years | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 1.24 years | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 1.29 years | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 1.39 years | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 1.43 years | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 1.47 years | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 1.49 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 1.47 years | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.55 years | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 1.57 years | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 1.58 years | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.62 years | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 1.68 years | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 1.7 years | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.69 years | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.71 years | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.74 years | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.78 years | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.8 years | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.86 years | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 1.88 years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.92 years | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.99 years | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 2.02 years | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 2.06 years | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 2.05 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.18 years | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 2.3 years | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 2.41 years | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 2.51 years | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 2.59 years | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 2.73 years | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 2.68 years | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.73 years | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 2.73 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.78 years | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.81 years | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.88 years | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 2.94 years | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 3 years | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 3.02 years | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 3.06 years | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 3.09 years | +0.8% |
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 UNICEF: Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Africa
- 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, both sexes 92.95 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Africa?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Africa was 3.09 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.09 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6749 years in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: Africa rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- UNICEF: Africa ranks 163rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Africa 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