School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Ibrd Only
WB: Ibrd Only: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 8.95 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.95 years
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
64th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.01 years
in 2016
All-time low
7.13 years
in 1994
Years of data
31
1994–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Ibrd Only, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Ibrd Only recorded 8.95 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Ibrd Only peaked at 9.01 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.13 years, in 1994.
That places WB: Ibrd Only 64th 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 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Ibrd Only, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 7.13 years | — |
| 1995 | 7.13 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 7.22 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 7.26 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 7.26 years | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.36 years | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 7.39 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 7.45 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 7.59 years | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 7.91 years | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 8.02 years | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 8.15 years | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 8.26 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 8.4 years | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 8.45 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 8.47 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 8.53 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 8.52 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 8.79 years | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 8.95 years | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 8.83 years | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 8.83 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.01 years | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 8.98 years | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 8.61 years | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 8.59 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 8.66 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 8.67 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.81 years | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 8.8 years | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 8.95 years | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.23 years | 7.13 years | 7.36 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 8.01 years | 7.39 years | 8.47 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.77 years | 8.52 years | 9.01 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.78 years | 8.66 years | 8.95 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Ibrd Only
- 61 Myanmar 9.55 years compare
- 62 Hong Kong, China 9.54 years compare
- 63 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9.51 years compare
- 64 Spain 9.49 years compare
- 65 Cyprus 9.48 years compare
- 66 Saudi Arabia 9.47 years compare
- 67 Timor-Leste 9.47 years compare
More education data for WB: Ibrd Only
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 205.39 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 220.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 132.19 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 21.35 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 115.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 240.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 125.65 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Ibrd Only?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Ibrd Only was 8.95 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The highest recorded value was 9.01 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.13 years in 1994.
- How does WB: Ibrd Only rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- WB: Ibrd Only ranks 64th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ibrd Only 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