School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 2.52 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
2.52 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
205th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.52 years
in 2022
All-time low
0.8086 years
in 1970
Years of data
53
1970–2022
School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern is 2.52 years, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 2.52 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8086 years, in 1970.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 205th 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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8086 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.8091 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8265 years | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8414 years | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.8565 years | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8836 years | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9084 years | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.9293 years | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9549 years | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.9807 years | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 1.02 years | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 1.05 years | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 1.08 years | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 1.11 years | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 1.15 years | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 1.19 years | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 1.21 years | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 1.24 years | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.26 years | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 1.26 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.29 years | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 1.33 years | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 1.37 years | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 1.42 years | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 1.46 years | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 1.5 years | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 1.48 years | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.47 years | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.47 years | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.46 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.45 years | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.48 years | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.52 years | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.53 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.6 years | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.64 years | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.73 years | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 1.8 years | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.9 years | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 1.97 years | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 2.03 years | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 2.1 years | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 2.16 years | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 2.22 years | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 2.28 years | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.3 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.34 years | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.39 years | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 2.42 years | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 2.45 years | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.49 years | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 2.52 years | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.52 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8799 years | 0.8086 years | 0.9807 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.16 years | 1.02 years | 1.26 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.43 years | 1.29 years | 1.5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.66 years | 1.45 years | 1.97 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.27 years | 2.03 years | 2.45 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.51 years | 2.49 years | 2.52 years | 3 |
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More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 2.52 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 2.52 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8086 years in 1970.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 205th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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