School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years) in SDG: World
SDG: World: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years) was 8.38 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: World, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: World recorded 8.38 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: World peaked at 8.38 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.83 years, in 1996.
SDG: World ranks 114th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years) in SDG: World, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 6.83 years | — |
| 1997 | 6.86 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 6.86 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 6.94 years | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 6.99 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 7.05 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 7.17 years | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 7.41 years | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 7.52 years | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 7.65 years | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 7.76 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 7.86 years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 7.92 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 7.95 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 8.02 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 8.04 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 8.23 years | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 8.32 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 8.25 years | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 8.24 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 8.35 years | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 8.34 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 8.16 years | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 8.17 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 8.23 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 8.2 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 8.28 years | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 8.3 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 8.38 years | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.87 years | 6.83 years | 6.94 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 7.53 years | 6.99 years | 7.95 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.21 years | 8.02 years | 8.35 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.28 years | 8.2 years | 8.38 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
- 111 Qatar 8.81 years compare
- 112 Dominican Republic 8.8 years compare
- 113 Mauritania 8.8 years compare
- 114 United States 8.79 years compare
- 115 Nicaragua 8.77 years compare
- 116 Kazakhstan 8.76 years compare
- 117 Ghana 8.76 years compare
More education data for SDG: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 25.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 106.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 404.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: World?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: World was 8.38 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in SDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 8.38 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.83 years in 1996.
- How does SDG: World rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- SDG: World ranks 114th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: World 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