School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) was 0.4087 years in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
0.4087 years
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
191st
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.4087 years
in 2021
All-time low
0.0433 years
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2021, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) stood at 0.4087 years. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 0.4087 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0433 years, in 1970.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 191st 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, female (years) (female years) in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0433 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.0441 years | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.045 years | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0464 years | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0491 years | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0511 years | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0533 years | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0561 years | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0595 years | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0638 years | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0676 years | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0726 years | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0772 years | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0796 years | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0824 years | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0858 years | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0895 years | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0926 years | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0957 years | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1007 years | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1019 years | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1072 years | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1128 years | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1211 years | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1311 years | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1388 years | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1483 years | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1541 years | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1597 years | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1652 years | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1812 years | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1941 years | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2077 years | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2204 years | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.231 years | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2396 years | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2472 years | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2565 years | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2701 years | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2933 years | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3124 years | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3263 years | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3482 years | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3627 years | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3689 years | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3757 years | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3767 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.384 years | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3911 years | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3963 years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4022 years | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4087 years | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0512 years | 0.0433 years | 0.0638 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0844 years | 0.0676 years | 0.1007 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.134 years | 0.1019 years | 0.1652 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2341 years | 0.1812 years | 0.2933 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3642 years | 0.3124 years | 0.3963 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4054 years | 0.4022 years | 0.4087 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- 188 Central African Republic 0.0768 years compare
- 189 Papua New Guinea 0.0705 years compare
- 190 Sierra Leone 0.0571 years compare
- 191 Haiti 0.0272 years compare
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 38.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.51 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 0.4087 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4087 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0433 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 191st out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release