School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 0.4082 years in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
0.4082 years
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
192nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.4082 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, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2021, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 0.4082 years. 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 peaked at 0.4082 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0432 years, in 1970.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa 192nd 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, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0432 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.044 years | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0449 years | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0463 years | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.049 years | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 0.051 years | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0532 years | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0559 years | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0593 years | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0636 years | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0674 years | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0724 years | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 0.077 years | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0795 years | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0822 years | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0856 years | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0894 years | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0925 years | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0955 years | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1006 years | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1018 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 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3623 years | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3684 years | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3752 years | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3762 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3834 years | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3905 years | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3959 years | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4017 years | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4082 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 | 0.1339 years | 0.1018 years | 0.165 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2337 years | 0.181 years | 0.2929 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3637 years | 0.3118 years | 0.3959 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.405 years | 0.4017 years | 0.4082 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- 189 Papua New Guinea 0.0705 years compare
- 190 Sierra Leone 0.0571 years compare
- 191 Haiti 0.0272 years compare
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 39.08 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 42.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 26.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 100.52 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 81.07 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 40.19 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: Sub-saharan Africa was 0.4082 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4082 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0432 years in 1970.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 192nd out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in WB: 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 WB: 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