School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 0.779 years in 2019. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1983β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.779 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in 2019.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.7794 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2901 years, in 1984.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th of 44 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2918 years | 0.2901 years | 0.294 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.3127 years | 0.3071 years | 0.3249 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4295 years | 0.348 years | 0.5098 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6783 years | 0.5238 years | 0.7794 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 31 San Marino, Republic of 2.83 years compare
- 32 Korea, Republic of 2.81 years compare
- 33 Italy 2.77 years compare
- 34 Croatia, Republic of 2.75 years compare
- 35 Slovenia, Republic of 2.74 years compare
- 36 Luxembourg 2.73 years compare
- 37 Solomon Islands 2.72 years compare
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 32.03 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 16.22 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 15.81 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.02 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.33 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 94.2% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.78 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 0.767 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.57 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.779 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7794 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2901 years in 1984.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, 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.