School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend
WB: Early-demographic Dividend: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 10.73 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.73 years
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
95th
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.73 years
in 2024
All-time low
6.71 years
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend stood at 10.73 years. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend peaked at 10.73 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.71 years, in 1974.
WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 95th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 6.71 years | — |
| 1975 | 6.79 years | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 6.83 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 6.84 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 6.88 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 6.9 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 6.95 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 7 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 7.07 years | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 7.13 years | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 7.19 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 7.24 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 7.26 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 7.29 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 7.35 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 7.4 years | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 7.38 years | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 7.43 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 7.45 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 7.45 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 7.53 years | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 7.54 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 7.58 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 7.64 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 7.7 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 7.76 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 7.79 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 7.84 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 8.03 years | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 8.47 years | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 8.61 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 8.81 years | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 8.97 years | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 9.21 years | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 9.37 years | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 9.47 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 9.67 years | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 9.77 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 9.95 years | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 10.13 years | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 10.26 years | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 10.33 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 10.6 years | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 10.53 years | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 10.21 years | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 10.23 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 10.34 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 10.37 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 10.53 years | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 10.57 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 10.73 years | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.83 years | 6.71 years | 6.9 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 7.19 years | 6.95 years | 7.4 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.54 years | 7.38 years | 7.76 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.66 years | 7.79 years | 9.47 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.17 years | 9.67 years | 10.6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.51 years | 10.34 years | 10.73 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Early-demographic Dividend
- 92 Sri Lanka 11.82 years compare
- 93 South Korea 11.81 years compare
- 94 Israel 11.8 years compare
- 95 Qatar 11.79 years compare
- 96 Trinidad and Tobago 11.78 years compare
- 97 Marshall Islands 11.78 years compare
- 98 Gibraltar 11.76 years compare
More education data for WB: Early-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 156.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 111.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2597 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91.79 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend was 10.73 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 10.73 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.71 years in 1974.
- How does WB: Early-demographic Dividend rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 95th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Early-demographic Dividend 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