School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) was 0.3496 years in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2016)
0.3496 years
Change on year
down 3.1%
Rank
211th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.3606 years
in 2015
All-time low
0.0137 years
in 1972
Years of data
45
1972–2016
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1972–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2016, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) stood at 0.3496 years.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 0.3606 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0137 years, in 1972.
That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 211th out of 221 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0137 years | — |
| 1973 | 0.0144 years | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0151 years | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 0.016 years | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0188 years | +17.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0233 years | +23.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0268 years | +14.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0345 years | +28.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0385 years | +11.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0459 years | +19.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0507 years | +10.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0542 years | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 0.057 years | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0635 years | +11.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0671 years | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0698 years | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0694 years | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0717 years | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0802 years | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0892 years | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0992 years | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1097 years | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1202 years | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1309 years | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1423 years | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 0.154 years | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1658 years | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1801 years | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2003 years | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2202 years | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2401 years | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2587 years | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2704 years | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2901 years | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2994 years | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3071 years | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3101 years | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3188 years | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3184 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3335 years | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3373 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3493 years | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3556 years | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3606 years | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3496 years | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0203 years | 0.0137 years | 0.0345 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0588 years | 0.0385 years | 0.0717 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1271 years | 0.0802 years | 0.1801 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2715 years | 0.2003 years | 0.3188 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3435 years | 0.3184 years | 0.3606 years | 7 |
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3305 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7207 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 0.3496 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3606 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0137 years in 1972.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 211th out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 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