School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend
WB: Late-demographic Dividend: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 9.05 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend is 9.05 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend peaked at 9.1 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.29 years, in 1994.
That places WB: Late-demographic Dividend 41st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 WB: Late-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 7.29 years | — |
| 1995 | 7.33 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 7.48 years | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 7.57 years | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 7.55 years | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 7.73 years | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 7.81 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 7.95 years | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 8.09 years | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 8.19 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 8.3 years | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 8.44 years | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 8.57 years | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 8.57 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 8.58 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.58 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.56 years | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 8.56 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 9.1 years | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 9.1 years | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.85 years | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 8.8 years | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 8.83 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 8.86 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 8.91 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 8.97 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 9.01 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 9.01 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.03 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 9 years | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 9.05 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.49 years | 7.29 years | 7.73 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 8.31 years | 7.81 years | 8.58 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.85 years | 8.56 years | 9.1 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.02 years | 9 years | 9.05 years | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 46.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 50.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 92.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend was 9.05 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.29 years in 1994.
- How does WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 41st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Late-demographic Dividend 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