School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 7.96 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
7.96 years
Change on year
down 1.9%
Rank
212th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.12 years
in 2020
All-time low
3.28 years
in 1970
Years of data
53
1970–2022
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2022, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025) stood at 7.96 years.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 8.12 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.28 years, in 1970.
That places WB: Low Income (july 2025) 212th out of 221 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.28 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.29 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 3.37 years | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 3.45 years | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 3.48 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 3.57 years | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 3.65 years | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 3.74 years | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 3.83 years | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 3.88 years | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 3.96 years | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 4.08 years | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 4.12 years | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 4.13 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 4.17 years | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 4.1 years | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 4.14 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 4.19 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 4.21 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 4.14 years | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 4.01 years | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 4.15 years | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 4.04 years | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 4.04 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 4.09 years | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 4.25 years | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 4.26 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 4.47 years | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 4.61 years | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 4.68 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 4.87 years | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 5.08 years | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 5.37 years | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 5.62 years | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 5.8 years | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 6.12 years | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 6.42 years | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 6.64 years | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 7.03 years | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 7.2 years | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 7.3 years | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 7.44 years | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 7.54 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 7.55 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 7.63 years | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 7.62 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 7.74 years | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 7.84 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 7.9 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 8.01 years | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 8.12 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 8.11 years | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.96 years | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.55 years | 3.28 years | 3.88 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.12 years | 3.96 years | 4.21 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.26 years | 4.01 years | 4.68 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.01 years | 4.87 years | 7.2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.66 years | 7.3 years | 8.01 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.06 years | 7.96 years | 8.12 years | 3 |
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.25 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.76 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 7.96 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.12 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.28 years in 1970.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 212th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low Income (july 2025) 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