School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 11.03 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNESCO: Sids, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNESCO: Sids is 11.03 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 11.3 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.17 years, in 1971.
UNESCO: Sids ranks 87th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.17 years | — |
| 1972 | 8.3 years | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 8.38 years | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 8.45 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 8.55 years | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 8.78 years | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 8.9 years | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 8.76 years | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 8.78 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 8.89 years | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 8.87 years | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 8.86 years | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 8.92 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 8.97 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 8.97 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 9.01 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 8.92 years | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 9.03 years | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 9.12 years | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 9.11 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 9.11 years | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 9.13 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 9.18 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 9.2 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 9.25 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 9.37 years | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 9.61 years | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 9.54 years | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 9.51 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 9.56 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 9.66 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 9.77 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 9.77 years | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.72 years | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 9.82 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 9.79 years | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 9.87 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 9.77 years | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 9.8 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 10.18 years | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 10.59 years | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 10.97 years | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 11.07 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 11.18 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 11.23 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 11.23 years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.22 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.22 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.3 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 11.17 years | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 11.03 years | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 11.09 years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 11.06 years | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 11.03 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.56 years | 8.17 years | 8.9 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 8.96 years | 8.86 years | 9.12 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.3 years | 9.11 years | 9.61 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.75 years | 9.56 years | 9.87 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.02 years | 10.18 years | 11.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.08 years | 11.03 years | 11.17 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNESCO: Sids
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.15 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 397,920 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 4.21 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 3.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.57 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNESCO: Sids?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNESCO: Sids was 11.03 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.17 years in 1971.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 87th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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