School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): School life expectancy, secondary, female was 3.05 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
3.05 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
172nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.05 years
in 2023
All-time low
0.3752 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) is 3.05 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 3.05 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3752 years, in 1970.
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 172nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3752 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.3851 years | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4225 years | +9.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4493 years | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4453 years | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4517 years | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4609 years | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4739 years | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5321 years | +12.3% |
| 1979 | 0.583 years | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6481 years | +11.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7587 years | +17.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8791 years | +15.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8724 years | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.882 years | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 1.06 years | +19.8% |
| 1986 | 1.05 years | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 1.08 years | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 1.06 years | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.01 years | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 1.02 years | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.03 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.04 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.05 years | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.07 years | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.08 years | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.1 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.11 years | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.13 years | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.15 years | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.19 years | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 1.27 years | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 1.34 years | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 1.45 years | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 1.58 years | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 1.65 years | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 1.67 years | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.63 years | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.82 years | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 2 years | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 2.22 years | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 2.31 years | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 2.45 years | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 2.78 years | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 2.49 years | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 2.6 years | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 2.49 years | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 2.55 years | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 2.61 years | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.74 years | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 2.85 years | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 2.93 years | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 2.96 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 3.05 years | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 3.05 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4579 years | 0.3752 years | 0.583 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.93 years | 0.6481 years | 1.08 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 years | 1.02 years | 1.15 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.56 years | 1.19 years | 2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.52 years | 2.22 years | 2.78 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.97 years | 2.85 years | 3.05 years | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.31 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 3.05 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.05 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3752 years in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 172nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 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