School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 7.5 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend stood at 7.5 years. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 7.5 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.81 years, in 1998.
That places WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 185th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.81 years | — |
| 1999 | 4.95 years | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 5.13 years | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 5.25 years | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 5.5 years | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 5.81 years | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 6.04 years | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 6.22 years | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 6.39 years | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 6.39 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.54 years | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 6.66 years | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 6.79 years | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 6.88 years | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.03 years | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 7.19 years | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 7.16 years | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 7.06 years | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 7.06 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.11 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 7.16 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 7.24 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 7.3 years | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 7.35 years | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 7.41 years | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 7.48 years | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 7.5 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.88 years | 4.81 years | 4.95 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.99 years | 5.13 years | 6.66 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.07 years | 6.79 years | 7.24 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.41 years | 7.3 years | 7.5 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- 182 Bulgaria 6.75 years compare
- 183 Republic of Moldova 6.71 years compare
- 184 Guinea 6.69 years compare
- 185 Honduras 6.62 years compare
- 186 Micronesia, Federated States of 6.59 years compare
- 187 Burkina Faso 6.59 years compare
- 188 Syria 6.56 years compare
More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.13 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.46 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.62 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 7.5 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.81 years in 1998.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 185th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Pre-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