School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Post-demographic Dividend
WB: Post-demographic Dividend: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 12.4 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
12.4 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
17th
of 221 groups
All-time high
12.57 years
in 2017
All-time low
12.22 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Post-demographic Dividend is 12.4 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Post-demographic Dividend peaked at 12.57 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.22 years, in 1999.
That places WB: Post-demographic Dividend 17th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.22 years | — |
| 2000 | 12.23 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12.3 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 12.29 years | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 12.34 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 12.33 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 12.38 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 12.36 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 12.36 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 12.4 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 12.4 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.4 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.35 years | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 12.36 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 12.55 years | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 12.57 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 12.57 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.56 years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.57 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 12.52 years | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 12.53 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.49 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 12.49 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.41 years | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 12.4 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 12.4 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.22 years | 12.22 years | 12.22 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.34 years | 12.23 years | 12.4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5 years | 12.35 years | 12.57 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.44 years | 12.4 years | 12.49 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Post-demographic Dividend
- 14 United Kingdom 13.96 years compare
- 15 Uruguay 13.93 years compare
- 16 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.87 years compare
- 17 Cook Islands 13.79 years compare
- 18 Norway 13.78 years compare
- 19 Portugal 13.78 years compare
- 20 Slovenia 13.69 years compare
More education data for WB: Post-demographic Dividend
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 40.99 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 43.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 27.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 34.14 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 20.12 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 19.04 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in WB: Post-demographic Dividend was 12.4 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 12.57 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.22 years in 1999.
- How does WB: Post-demographic Dividend rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 17th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Post-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