School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 8.18 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Pre-demographic dividend, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Pre-demographic dividend stood at 8.18 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 8.3 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.85 years, in 1970.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.85 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.92 years | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 3.05 years | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 3.15 years | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 3.34 years | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 3.5 years | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 3.64 years | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 3.95 years | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 4.33 years | +9.5% |
| 1979 | 4.74 years | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 4.95 years | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 5.18 years | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 5.37 years | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 5.34 years | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 5.29 years | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 5.27 years | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 5.15 years | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 5.11 years | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 5 years | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 4.94 years | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 4.89 years | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 4.99 years | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 4.95 years | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 5.02 years | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 5.04 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 5.1 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 4.96 years | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 5.2 years | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 5.3 years | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 5.46 years | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 5.68 years | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 5.84 years | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 6.11 years | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 6.48 years | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 6.74 years | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 6.94 years | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 7.13 years | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 7.15 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 7.39 years | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 7.58 years | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 7.75 years | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 7.88 years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 8.05 years | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 8.3 years | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 8.17 years | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 8.12 years | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 8.08 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 8.12 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 8.18 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.55 years | 2.85 years | 4.74 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.16 years | 4.94 years | 5.37 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.09 years | 4.89 years | 5.46 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.7 years | 5.68 years | 7.58 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.07 years | 7.75 years | 8.3 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More education data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 41.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Pre-demographic dividend?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Pre-demographic dividend was 8.18 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.85 years in 1970.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-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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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.