School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (life) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (life) was 11.98 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.98 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
41st
of 221 groups
All-time high
12.14 years
in 2018
All-time low
11.4 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) recorded 11.98 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 12.14 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.4 years, in 1999.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (life) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.4 years | — |
| 2000 | 11.4 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 11.53 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 11.6 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 11.68 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 11.63 years | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 11.69 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 11.71 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 11.73 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 11.75 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 11.77 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 11.84 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 11.84 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 11.84 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 12.12 years | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 12.13 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 12.13 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.14 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 12.13 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.14 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 12.14 years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.03 years | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 12.02 years | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.98 years | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 11.98 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11.98 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.4 years | 11.4 years | 11.4 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.65 years | 11.4 years | 11.77 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.05 years | 11.84 years | 12.14 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12 years | 11.98 years | 12.03 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- 38 Algeria 13 years compare
- 39 Albania 12.97 years compare
- 40 Montserrat 12.96 years compare
- 41 Saudi Arabia 12.94 years compare
- 42 Montenegro 12.94 years compare
- 43 Samoa 12.89 years compare
- 44 Namibia 12.88 years compare
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 11.98 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.14 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4 years in 1999.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 41st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release