School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 8.43 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
8.43 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
196th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.54 years
in 2020
All-time low
3.13 years
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) stood at 8.43 years.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 8.54 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.13 years, in 1970.
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 196th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.13 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.14 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 3.19 years | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 3.22 years | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 3.29 years | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 3.42 years | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 3.55 years | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 3.71 years | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 3.88 years | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 4.04 years | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 4.18 years | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 4.35 years | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 4.41 years | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 4.45 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 4.4 years | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 4.33 years | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 4.33 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 4.33 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4.37 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 4.3 years | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 4.2 years | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 4.34 years | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 4.25 years | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 4.26 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 4.32 years | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 4.45 years | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 4.46 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 4.69 years | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 4.8 years | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 4.88 years | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 5.09 years | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 5.34 years | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 5.67 years | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 5.92 years | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 6.15 years | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 6.48 years | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 6.76 years | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 7.02 years | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 7.39 years | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 7.53 years | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 7.68 years | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 7.83 years | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 7.96 years | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 8.07 years | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 8.13 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 8.13 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 8.22 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 8.3 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 8.35 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 8.46 years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 8.54 years | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 8.54 years | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.4 years | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 8.43 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.46 years | 3.13 years | 4.04 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.35 years | 4.18 years | 4.45 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.46 years | 4.2 years | 4.88 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.33 years | 5.09 years | 7.53 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.11 years | 7.68 years | 8.46 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.48 years | 8.4 years | 8.54 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
More education data for WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.79 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.13 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.57 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.23 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.34 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 8.43 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.54 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.13 years in 1970.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 196th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 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