School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 8.63 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.63 years
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
180th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.63 years
in 2024
All-time low
3.6 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) recorded 8.63 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) peaked at 8.63 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.6 years, in 1971.
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 180th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.61 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.6 years | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 3.72 years | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 3.82 years | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 3.9 years | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 3.99 years | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 4.06 years | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 4.22 years | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 4.36 years | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 4.52 years | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 4.69 years | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 4.83 years | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 4.98 years | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 4.98 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 5.01 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 4.99 years | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 4.94 years | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 4.93 years | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 4.97 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 4.95 years | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 4.89 years | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 5.05 years | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 5.12 years | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 5.18 years | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 5.26 years | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 5.35 years | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 5.36 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 5.54 years | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 5.66 years | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 5.77 years | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 5.95 years | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 6.07 years | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 6.24 years | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 6.46 years | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 6.63 years | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 6.85 years | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 7.03 years | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 7.14 years | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 7.29 years | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 7.45 years | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 7.62 years | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 7.76 years | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 7.9 years | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 8.07 years | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 8.03 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 8.04 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 8.1 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 8.13 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 8.25 years | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 8.38 years | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 8.48 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 8.49 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 8.45 years | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 8.56 years | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 8.63 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.98 years | 3.6 years | 4.52 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.93 years | 4.69 years | 5.01 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.32 years | 4.89 years | 5.77 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.71 years | 5.95 years | 7.45 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.03 years | 7.62 years | 8.38 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.52 years | 8.45 years | 8.63 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
- 177 San Marino 9.44 years compare
- 178 Senegal 9.29 years compare
- 179 Tajikistan 9.14 years compare
- 180 Guatemala 8.96 years compare
- 181 Benin 8.96 years compare
- 182 Lebanon 8.95 years compare
- 183 Tanzania, United Republic of 8.76 years compare
More education data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 66.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 72.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 25.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) was 8.63 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.63 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 years in 1971.
- How does WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 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