School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
WB: Ida & Ibrd Total: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 10.34 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total is 10.34 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total peaked at 10.34 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.51 years, in 1975.
WB: Ida & Ibrd Total ranks 122nd of 221 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Ida & Ibrd Total, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 6.51 years | — |
| 1976 | 6.67 years | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 6.81 years | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 6.89 years | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 6.83 years | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 6.76 years | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 6.76 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 6.76 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 6.8 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 6.85 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 6.95 years | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 7.03 years | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 7.08 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 7.16 years | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 7.12 years | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 7.09 years | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 7.14 years | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 7.18 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 7.21 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 7.25 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 7.3 years | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 7.37 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 7.42 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 7.46 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 7.57 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 7.66 years | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 7.72 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 7.87 years | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 8.2 years | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 8.35 years | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 8.54 years | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 8.7 years | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 8.85 years | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 9.02 years | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 9.14 years | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 9.29 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 9.39 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 9.84 years | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 10.04 years | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 10.02 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 10.01 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 10.13 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 10.11 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 9.97 years | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 10.01 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 10.1 years | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 10.14 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 10.24 years | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 10.28 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 10.34 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.74 years | 6.51 years | 6.89 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 6.93 years | 6.76 years | 7.16 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.3 years | 7.09 years | 7.57 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.41 years | 7.66 years | 9.14 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.88 years | 9.29 years | 10.13 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.22 years | 10.1 years | 10.34 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
More education data for WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 270.72 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 290.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 177.62 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 366.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 370.62 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 179.17 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total was 10.34 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- The highest recorded value was 10.34 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.51 years in 1975.
- How does WB: Ida & Ibrd Total rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total ranks 122nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 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