School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years) in UNICEF: World
UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: World, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: World is 8.38 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure 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 UNICEF: World peaked at 8.38 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.82 years, in 1996.
That places UNICEF: World 118th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UNICEF: World, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 6.82 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 | 8.19 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 | 6.82 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 | 8.19 years | 8.38 years | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: World
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3082 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5772 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 336.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: World?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.82 years in 1996.
- How does UNICEF: World rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- UNICEF: World ranks 118th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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