School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.6315 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6315 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
171st
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.6349 years
in 2022
All-time low
0.1195 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 0.6315 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 0.6349 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1195 years, in 1970.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 171st 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, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1195 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.1227 years | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1257 years | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.129 years | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1366 years | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.148 years | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1554 years | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1602 years | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1677 years | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1762 years | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1845 years | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1942 years | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2049 years | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2088 years | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2168 years | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.226 years | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.237 years | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2511 years | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2685 years | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2917 years | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2885 years | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2957 years | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3079 years | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3346 years | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3626 years | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3707 years | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3801 years | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3807 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.384 years | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3885 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4003 years | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.408 years | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4116 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4377 years | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4376 years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4267 years | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4157 years | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4388 years | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4647 years | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.497 years | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5273 years | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5512 years | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5819 years | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5994 years | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6007 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6187 years | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6038 years | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6182 years | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6316 years | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6277 years | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.624 years | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.616 years | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6349 years | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6324 years | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6315 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1441 years | 0.1195 years | 0.1762 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2283 years | 0.1845 years | 0.2917 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3493 years | 0.2885 years | 0.3885 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4338 years | 0.4003 years | 0.497 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.596 years | 0.5273 years | 0.6316 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6278 years | 0.616 years | 0.6349 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 168 Yemen 0.4403 years compare
- 169 Gabon 0.3828 years compare
- 170 Ethiopia 0.3817 years compare
- 171 Mozambique 0.3731 years compare
- 172 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.3725 years compare
- 173 Sint Maarten 0.3573 years compare
- 174 Eswatini 0.3504 years compare
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.02 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.01 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 875,127 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 17.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 5.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 0.6315 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6349 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1195 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release