School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 0.4081 years in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
0.4081 years
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
194th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.4081 years
in 2021
All-time low
0.0432 years
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) is 0.4081 years, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 0.4081 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0432 years, in 1970.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 194th 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: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0432 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.0439 years | +1.7% |
| 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 | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0674 years | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0724 years | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 0.077 years | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0794 years | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0822 years | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0856 years | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0893 years | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0925 years | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0955 years | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1006 years | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1017 years | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.107 years | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1127 years | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1209 years | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.131 years | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1386 years | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1481 years | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1539 years | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1595 years | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.165 years | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.181 years | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1937 years | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2073 years | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.22 years | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2306 years | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2392 years | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2469 years | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2561 years | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2697 years | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2929 years | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3118 years | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3257 years | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3477 years | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3623 years | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3684 years | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3752 years | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3762 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3834 years | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3905 years | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3958 years | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4017 years | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4081 years | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.051 years | 0.0432 years | 0.0636 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0842 years | 0.0674 years | 0.1006 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1338 years | 0.1017 years | 0.165 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2337 years | 0.181 years | 0.2929 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3637 years | 0.3118 years | 0.3958 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4049 years | 0.4017 years | 0.4081 years | 2 |
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More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) was 0.4081 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4081 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0432 years in 1970.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 194th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 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