School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 2.51 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
2.51 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
207th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.51 years
in 2022
All-time low
0.8765 years
in 1970
Years of data
53
1970–2022
School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa recorded 2.51 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 2.51 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8765 years, in 1970.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 207th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8765 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.8773 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8902 years | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.8997 years | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9133 years | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.9311 years | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.9527 years | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9674 years | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.9857 years | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 1 years | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 1.04 years | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 1.09 years | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 1.12 years | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 1.14 years | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 1.19 years | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 1.24 years | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 1.26 years | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 1.29 years | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 1.3 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.3 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.33 years | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 1.38 years | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.43 years | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 1.48 years | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 1.52 years | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 1.53 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.51 years | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.5 years | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.49 years | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.48 years | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.47 years | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.51 years | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.54 years | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.56 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.63 years | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 1.68 years | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.79 years | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 1.86 years | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 1.95 years | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 2.02 years | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 2.1 years | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 2.14 years | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 2.22 years | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 2.29 years | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 2.34 years | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 2.35 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.38 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 2.42 years | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.44 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.46 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 2.5 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 2.51 years | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 2.51 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9297 years | 0.8765 years | 1 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2 years | 1.04 years | 1.3 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.47 years | 1.33 years | 1.53 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7 years | 1.47 years | 2.02 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.31 years | 2.1 years | 2.46 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.51 years | 2.5 years | 2.51 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- 204 Ethiopia 2.01 years compare
- 205 Mozambique 1.85 years compare
- 206 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.75 years compare
- 207 Chad 1.38 years compare
- 208 Niger 1.37 years compare
- 209 Uganda 1.32 years compare
- 210 Equatorial Guinea 1.11 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.02 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 99.95 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 2.51 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.51 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8765 years in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 207th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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