School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 0.3922 years in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
0.3922 years
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
201st
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.3922 years
in 2021
All-time low
0.0308 years
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 0.3922 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.3922 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0308 years, in 1970.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 201st 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 in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0308 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.0315 years | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0324 years | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0337 years | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0364 years | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0384 years | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0406 years | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0434 years | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0468 years | +7.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0511 years | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0549 years | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0598 years | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0646 years | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0671 years | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0701 years | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0738 years | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0779 years | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0813 years | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0846 years | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0897 years | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0911 years | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.097 years | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1032 years | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1119 years | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1224 years | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1305 years | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1404 years | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1464 years | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1521 years | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1577 years | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1736 years | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1841 years | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1957 years | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2105 years | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2178 years | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2241 years | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2281 years | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2385 years | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2507 years | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2735 years | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2921 years | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3089 years | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.33 years | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3413 years | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3499 years | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3578 years | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3588 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3664 years | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3735 years | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.379 years | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3852 years | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3922 years | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0385 years | 0.0308 years | 0.0511 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0724 years | 0.0549 years | 0.0897 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1253 years | 0.0911 years | 0.1577 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2197 years | 0.1736 years | 0.2735 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3458 years | 0.2921 years | 0.379 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3887 years | 0.3852 years | 0.3922 years | 2 |
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 37.39 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 25.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 97.18 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 77.40 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 38.37 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.3922 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3922 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0308 years in 1970.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 201st out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 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