School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (pre-primary) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (pre-primary) was 0.779 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1983–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 0.779 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in 2019.
That represents a change of 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 peaked at 0.7794 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2901 years, in 1984.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (pre-primary) in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.2924 years | — |
| 1984 | 0.2901 years | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2906 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.294 years | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3126 years | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3099 years | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3114 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3086 years | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3071 years | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3106 years | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3146 years | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3143 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3124 years | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3249 years | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.348 years | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3541 years | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3676 years | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4022 years | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4305 years | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4412 years | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4683 years | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4916 years | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4818 years | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5098 years | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5238 years | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5701 years | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6502 years | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7199 years | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5832 years | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 0.628 years | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7754 years | +23.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7794 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7743 years | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.779 years | +0.6% |
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
- 31 San Marino 2.83 years compare
- 32 South Korea 2.81 years compare
- 33 Italy 2.77 years compare
- 34 Croatia 2.75 years compare
- 35 Slovenia 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
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.22 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.03 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.81 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.33 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.02 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.57 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.78 years (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.98 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2901 years in 1984.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 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 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.