School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 7.55 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.55 years
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
180th
of 221 groups
All-time high
7.6 years
in 2023
All-time low
6.14 years
in 1995
Years of data
31
1994–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ALECSO: Member Countries, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ALECSO: Member Countries recorded 7.55 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 7.6 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.14 years, in 1995.
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 180th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 6.2 years | — |
| 1995 | 6.14 years | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 6.17 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 6.33 years | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 6.39 years | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 6.49 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 6.56 years | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 6.64 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 6.75 years | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 6.83 years | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 6.88 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 7.13 years | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 7.19 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 7.27 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 7.25 years | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 7.33 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 7.37 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 7.36 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 7.5 years | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 7.26 years | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 7.28 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 7.32 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 7.38 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 7.42 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 7.45 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 7.51 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 7.55 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 7.54 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 7.49 years | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 7.6 years | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 7.55 years | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.29 years | 6.14 years | 6.49 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 6.98 years | 6.56 years | 7.33 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.38 years | 7.26 years | 7.51 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.54 years | 7.49 years | 7.6 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Member Countries
- 177 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7.18 years compare
- 178 Nigeria 6.97 years compare
- 179 Lebanon 6.97 years compare
- 180 Solomon Islands 6.89 years compare
- 181 Ethiopia 6.75 years compare
- 182 Bulgaria 6.75 years compare
- 183 Republic of Moldova 6.71 years compare
More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 27.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ALECSO: Member Countries was 7.55 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.14 years in 1995.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release