School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 2.71 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.71 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
190th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.71 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.6293 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 2.71 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 2.71 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6293 years, in 1970.
That places UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa 190th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6293 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.6334 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.6585 years | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.68 years | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6918 years | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.7135 years | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7357 years | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7575 years | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.797 years | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8324 years | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.8794 years | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.9446 years | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 1 years | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 1.02 years | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 1.05 years | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 1.14 years | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 1.15 years | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 1.18 years | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 1.18 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.17 years | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 1.18 years | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 1.21 years | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 1.25 years | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 1.28 years | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 1.31 years | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 1.33 years | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.33 years | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.33 years | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.33 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.34 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.35 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.41 years | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 1.44 years | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.5 years | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 1.58 years | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 1.63 years | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.69 years | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.73 years | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1.86 years | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 1.98 years | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 2.1 years | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 2.18 years | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 2.27 years | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 2.43 years | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 2.37 years | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 2.42 years | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 2.41 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.45 years | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.49 years | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.55 years | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 2.61 years | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 2.66 years | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 2.67 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 2.71 years | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 2.71 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7129 years | 0.6293 years | 0.8324 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 years | 0.8794 years | 1.18 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.29 years | 1.18 years | 1.34 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.62 years | 1.35 years | 1.98 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.37 years | 2.1 years | 2.55 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.67 years | 2.61 years | 2.71 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
- 187 Eritrea 2.9 years compare
- 188 Nigeria 2.84 years compare
- 189 Djibouti 2.81 years compare
- 190 Benin 2.79 years compare
- 191 Afghanistan 2.71 years compare
- 192 Mauritania 2.6 years compare
- 193 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.58 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.63 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa was 2.71 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.71 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6293 years in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 190th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Sub-saharan 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