School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 0.407 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa is 0.407 years, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.407 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0564 years, in 1972.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.061 years | 0.0564 years | 0.0715 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0902 years | 0.0748 years | 0.1057 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1389 years | 0.1071 years | 0.1717 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2475 years | 0.1874 years | 0.3102 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3748 years | 0.3281 years | 0.407 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.14 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 46.9% (2025)
- Labor force, total 526.96 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9577 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 45.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.407 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.407 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0564 years in 1972.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.