School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 0.3954 years in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
0.3954 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
200th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.3959 years
in 2020
All-time low
0.0639 years
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2021, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 0.3954 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.3959 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0639 years, in 1970.
That places WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 200th 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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0639 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.065 years | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0661 years | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0678 years | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0714 years | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 0.074 years | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.076 years | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0776 years | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0811 years | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0841 years | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.088 years | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.092 years | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.097 years | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0994 years | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1024 years | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1048 years | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1088 years | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1126 years | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1175 years | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1247 years | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1227 years | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1271 years | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1312 years | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1389 years | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1494 years | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1558 years | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1639 years | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1655 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1677 years | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1686 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1796 years | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1902 years | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2013 years | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2115 years | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.222 years | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2251 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2334 years | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2411 years | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2591 years | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2898 years | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3179 years | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3342 years | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3614 years | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3702 years | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3733 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3793 years | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3844 years | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3927 years | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3951 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3934 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3959 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3954 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0727 years | 0.0639 years | 0.0841 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1047 years | 0.088 years | 0.1247 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1491 years | 0.1227 years | 0.1686 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2253 years | 0.1796 years | 0.2898 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3702 years | 0.3179 years | 0.3951 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3957 years | 0.3954 years | 0.3959 years | 2 |
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.3954 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3959 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0639 years in 1970.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 200th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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