School life expectancy, tertiary, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 0.4087 years in 2021. ◆ Volatile
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.
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)
- 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, 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