School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 0.4271 years in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
0.4271 years
Change on year
up 4.1%
Rank
186th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.4271 years
in 2021
All-time low
0.0125 years
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Africa Western and Central, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Africa Western and Central is 0.4271 years, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.4271 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0125 years, in 1970.
That places WB: Africa Western and Central 186th 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 Western and Central, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0125 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.0125 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0131 years | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.014 years | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0152 years | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0164 years | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0186 years | +13.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0227 years | +22.2% |
| 1978 | 0.026 years | +14.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0324 years | +24.5% |
| 1980 | 0.036 years | +11.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0426 years | +18.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0464 years | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0487 years | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.051 years | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0558 years | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0592 years | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0613 years | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0613 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0631 years | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0697 years | +10.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0767 years | +10.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0851 years | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0943 years | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1041 years | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1134 years | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1249 years | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1369 years | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1474 years | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1596 years | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.183 years | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 0.199 years | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2163 years | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2329 years | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2438 years | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2607 years | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2674 years | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2789 years | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2858 years | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2976 years | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3027 years | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3127 years | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3269 years | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.35 years | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3609 years | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.369 years | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3637 years | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3694 years | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3835 years | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3995 years | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4104 years | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4271 years | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0183 years | 0.0125 years | 0.0324 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0525 years | 0.036 years | 0.0631 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1112 years | 0.0697 years | 0.1596 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2465 years | 0.183 years | 0.2976 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3538 years | 0.3027 years | 0.3995 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4188 years | 0.4104 years | 0.4271 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Western and Central
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.72 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6879 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 5.18 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Africa Western and Central was 0.4271 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4271 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0125 years in 1970.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 186th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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