School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in IBRD only
IBRD only: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 11.11 years in 2019. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in IBRD only, 1970β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in IBRD only stood at 11.11 years.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in IBRD only peaked at 11.35 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.15 years, in 1970.
IBRD only ranks 20th of 44 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.81 years | 6.15 years | 7.38 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.6 years | 7.25 years | 8.06 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.46 years | 8.09 years | 8.78 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.71 years | 8.97 years | 10.47 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.04 years | 10.61 years | 11.35 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More education data for IBRD only
- Population ages 0-14 21.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 21.35 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 2.34 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female 38.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9979 GPI (2020)
- Human capital composite index 0.2896 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in IBRD only?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in IBRD only was 11.11 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 11.35 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.15 years in 1970.
- How does IBRD only rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- IBRD only ranks 20th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.