School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Africa
UNICEF: Africa: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 0.6649 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.6649 years
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
164th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.6649 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.0724 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Africa stood at 0.6649 years. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Africa peaked at 0.6649 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0724 years, in 1970.
That places UNICEF: Africa 164th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0724 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.0735 years | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0767 years | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0816 years | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0869 years | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0929 years | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1008 years | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1063 years | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1126 years | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1182 years | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.125 years | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1351 years | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1428 years | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1462 years | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.151 years | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1543 years | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1535 years | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1552 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1638 years | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1654 years | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1679 years | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1698 years | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1839 years | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2017 years | +9.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2206 years | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2374 years | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2592 years | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2774 years | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2927 years | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.311 years | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3274 years | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3441 years | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3684 years | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3764 years | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3877 years | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.408 years | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4182 years | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4212 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4497 years | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4718 years | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4891 years | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4849 years | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5061 years | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5268 years | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5363 years | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5638 years | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5707 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5828 years | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6072 years | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6124 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6227 years | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.629 years | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6411 years | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6565 years | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6649 years | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0922 years | 0.0724 years | 0.1182 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1492 years | 0.125 years | 0.1654 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2322 years | 0.1679 years | 0.311 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3973 years | 0.3274 years | 0.4718 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.548 years | 0.4849 years | 0.6124 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6428 years | 0.6227 years | 0.6649 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Africa
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 92.95 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Africa?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Africa was 0.6649 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6649 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0724 years in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: Africa rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- UNICEF: Africa ranks 164th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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