School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)

WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 7.47 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
7.47 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
189th
of 221 groups
All-time high
7.47 years
in 2024
All-time low
5.13 years
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), 1998–2024

024681998201120241998: 5.1 years1999: 5.2 years2000: 5.4 years2001: 5.5 years2002: 5.7 years2003: 5.8 years2004: 6 years2005: 6.2 years2006: 6.4 years2007: 6.4 years2008: 6.5 years2009: 6.6 years2010: 6.8 years2011: 6.9 years2012: 7 years2013: 7.1 years2014: 7.1 years2015: 7 years2016: 7.1 years2017: 7.1 years2018: 7.2 years2019: 7.3 years2020: 7.3 years2021: 7.3 years2022: 7.3 years2023: 7.4 years2024: 7.5 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) recorded 7.47 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) peaked at 7.47 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.13 years, in 1998.

WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 189th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years) in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), 1998 to 2024.
Year years Change
1998 5.13 years
1999 5.22 years +1.7%
2000 5.38 years +3.1%
2001 5.48 years +1.8%
2002 5.65 years +3.2%
2003 5.83 years +3.1%
2004 6 years +2.9%
2005 6.21 years +3.4%
2006 6.35 years +2.4%
2007 6.44 years +1.4%
2008 6.53 years +1.5%
2009 6.65 years +1.7%
2010 6.77 years +1.8%
2011 6.87 years +1.5%
2012 6.98 years +1.6%
2013 7.07 years +1.3%
2014 7.08 years +0.2%
2015 7.05 years -0.5%
2016 7.1 years +0.7%
2017 7.13 years +0.4%
2018 7.21 years +1.1%
2019 7.29 years +1.2%
2020 7.34 years +0.7%
2021 7.29 years -0.7%
2022 7.33 years +0.5%
2023 7.41 years +1.2%
2024 7.47 years +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.18 years 5.13 years 5.22 years 2
2000s 6.05 years 5.38 years 6.65 years 10
2010s 7.06 years 6.77 years 7.29 years 10
2020s 7.37 years 7.29 years 7.47 years 5

Countries ranked near WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)

  1. 186 Micronesia, Federated States of 6.59 years compare
  2. 187 Burkina Faso 6.59 years compare
  3. 188 Syrian Arab Republic 6.56 years compare
  4. 189 Eritrea 5.97 years compare
  5. 190 Tokelau 5.96 years compare
  6. 191 Chad 5.92 years compare
  7. 192 Pakistan 5.92 years compare

See the full ranking of 421 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) was 7.47 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
The highest recorded value was 7.47 years in 2024.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
The lowest recorded value was 5.13 years in 1998.
How does WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 189th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,261 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release