School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in MDG: World
MDG: World: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 10.54 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in MDG: World, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in MDG: World is 10.54 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in MDG: World peaked at 10.54 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.19 years, in 1975.
That places MDG: World 107th 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 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in MDG: World, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 7.19 years | — |
| 1976 | 7.32 years | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 7.45 years | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 7.52 years | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 7.47 years | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 7.41 years | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 7.41 years | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 7.42 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 7.45 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 7.49 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 7.57 years | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 7.63 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 7.67 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 7.72 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 7.7 years | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 7.65 years | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 7.7 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 7.72 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 7.73 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 7.77 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 7.82 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 7.88 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 7.93 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 7.97 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 8.07 years | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 8.16 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 8.21 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 8.34 years | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 8.63 years | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 8.77 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 8.94 years | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 9.08 years | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 9.22 years | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 9.36 years | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 9.47 years | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 9.6 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 9.69 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 10.1 years | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 10.29 years | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 10.27 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 10.26 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 10.37 years | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 10.35 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 10.22 years | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 10.25 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 10.33 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 10.36 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 10.45 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 10.48 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 10.54 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.39 years | 7.19 years | 7.52 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 7.55 years | 7.41 years | 7.72 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.82 years | 7.65 years | 8.07 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.82 years | 8.16 years | 9.47 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.14 years | 9.6 years | 10.37 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.43 years | 10.33 years | 10.54 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: World
More education data for MDG: World
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 404.43 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 213.09 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.67 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in MDG: World?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in MDG: World was 10.54 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in MDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 10.54 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in MDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.19 years in 1975.
- How does MDG: World rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- MDG: World ranks 107th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in MDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: World 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