School life expectancy, tertiary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 0.255 years in 2021. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2021, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) stood at 0.255 years. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 0.255 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0129 years, in 1970.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 219th out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0159 years | 0.0129 years | 0.0194 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0275 years | 0.0217 years | 0.0334 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0399 years | 0.035 years | 0.0439 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0902 years | 0.0514 years | 0.1497 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2277 years | 0.1793 years | 0.2513 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2539 years | 0.2528 years | 0.255 years | 2 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.1% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 12.51 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 12.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 41.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 32.35 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 16.12 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 0.255 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.255 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0129 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 219th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release