School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 0.408 years in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
0.408 years
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
195th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.408 years
in 2021
All-time low
0.0432 years
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2021, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 0.408 years. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 0.408 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0432 years, in 1970.
That places UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa 195th out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it 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 UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0432 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.0439 years | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0449 years | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0462 years | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0489 years | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 0.051 years | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0532 years | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0559 years | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0593 years | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0636 years | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0673 years | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0724 years | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0769 years | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0794 years | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0821 years | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0855 years | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0893 years | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0924 years | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0954 years | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1005 years | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1017 years | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1069 years | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1126 years | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1208 years | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1308 years | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1385 years | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.148 years | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1538 years | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1594 years | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1648 years | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1808 years | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1936 years | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2071 years | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2198 years | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2304 years | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2391 years | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2467 years | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2559 years | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2696 years | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2928 years | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3117 years | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3256 years | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3476 years | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3621 years | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3683 years | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3751 years | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.376 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3833 years | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3903 years | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3957 years | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4015 years | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.408 years | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.051 years | 0.0432 years | 0.0636 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0841 years | 0.0673 years | 0.1005 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1337 years | 0.1017 years | 0.1648 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2336 years | 0.1808 years | 0.2928 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3636 years | 0.3117 years | 0.3957 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4048 years | 0.4015 years | 0.408 years | 2 |
More education data for UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- 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) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.408 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.408 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0432 years in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 195th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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