School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.4691 years in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
0.4691 years
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
190th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.4691 years
in 2021
All-time low
0.0588 years
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) recorded 0.4691 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 0.4691 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0588 years, in 1970.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 190th 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, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0588 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.0597 years | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0619 years | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0644 years | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0687 years | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 0.072 years | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0753 years | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0799 years | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0859 years | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0934 years | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0989 years | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1067 years | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1132 years | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1163 years | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1198 years | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1259 years | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.131 years | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1334 years | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1407 years | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1482 years | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1503 years | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1548 years | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1596 years | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1683 years | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1749 years | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1797 years | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1865 years | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1918 years | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1963 years | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2009 years | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2203 years | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.238 years | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2544 years | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2735 years | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2846 years | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2959 years | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3039 years | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3158 years | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3345 years | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.358 years | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3841 years | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4019 years | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.421 years | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4343 years | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4433 years | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4492 years | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4464 years | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.453 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4577 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4596 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4641 years | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4691 years | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.072 years | 0.0588 years | 0.0934 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1234 years | 0.0989 years | 0.1482 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1763 years | 0.1503 years | 0.2009 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2879 years | 0.2203 years | 0.358 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.435 years | 0.3841 years | 0.4596 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4666 years | 0.4641 years | 0.4691 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 38.99 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 26.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 100.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 80.81 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 40.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 0.4691 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4691 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0588 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 190th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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