School life expectancy, tertiary, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 0.4095 years in 2020. β Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 1970β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) is 0.4095 years, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 0.4095 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0138 years, in 1970.
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 188th 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 | 0.0195 years | 0.0138 years | 0.034 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0548 years | 0.0376 years | 0.0652 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1155 years | 0.0719 years | 0.1667 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2602 years | 0.193 years | 0.3039 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3535 years | 0.3076 years | 0.3963 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4095 years | 0.4095 years | 0.4095 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- 185 Eritrea 0.1322 years compare
- 186 Central African Republic 0.0768 years compare
- 187 Papua New Guinea 0.0705 years compare
- 188 Sierra Leone 0.0571 years compare
- 189 Haiti 0.0272 years compare
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 32.92 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 0.4095 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4095 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0138 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 188th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release