School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in World
World: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 10.4 years in 2019. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in World, 1970β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in World is 10.4 years, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in World peaked at 10.51 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.2 years, in 1970.
World ranks 29th 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 | 6.73 years | 6.2 years | 7.2 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.44 years | 7.21 years | 7.74 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.08 years | 7.74 years | 8.35 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.15 years | 8.5 years | 9.8 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3 years | 9.93 years | 10.51 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
- 26 Czech Republic 13.29 years compare
- 27 Argentina 13.28 years compare
- 28 Sri Lanka 13.24 years compare
- 29 Switzerland 13.23 years compare
- 30 Naoero 13.18 years compare
- 31 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 13.02 years compare
- 32 Fiji, Republic of 13.02 years compare
More education data for World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 3.74 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in World?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in World was 10.4 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 10.51 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2 years in 1970.
- How does World rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- World ranks 29th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.