School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in SDG: World
SDG: World: School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) was 5.71 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.71 years
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
111th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.75 years
in 2013
All-time low
4.35 years
in 1974
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: World, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: World recorded 5.71 years for school life expectancy, primary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: World peaked at 5.75 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.35 years, in 1974.
That places SDG: World 111th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in SDG: World, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 4.35 years | — |
| 1974 | 4.35 years | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 4.52 years | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 4.65 years | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 4.66 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 4.63 years | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 4.64 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 4.65 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 4.69 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 4.72 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 4.74 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 4.77 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 4.83 years | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 4.88 years | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 4.87 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 4.92 years | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 4.86 years | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 4.82 years | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 4.83 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 4.81 years | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 4.8 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 4.8 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.81 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 4.81 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 4.82 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 4.82 years | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.88 years | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 4.92 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 4.95 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 5.02 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 5.21 years | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 5.29 years | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 5.37 years | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 5.43 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 5.48 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 5.51 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 5.51 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 5.52 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.52 years | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.69 years | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 5.75 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 5.68 years | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 5.65 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 5.75 years | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 5.72 years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 5.52 years | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 5.52 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 5.55 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 5.54 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 5.6 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 5.63 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 5.71 years | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.54 years | 4.35 years | 4.66 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 4.79 years | 4.65 years | 4.92 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.82 years | 4.8 years | 4.88 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.27 years | 4.92 years | 5.51 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.63 years | 5.52 years | 5.75 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.61 years | 5.54 years | 5.71 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
More education data for SDG: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 25.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 106.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 404.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: World?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: World was 5.71 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in SDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 5.75 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.35 years in 1974.
- How does SDG: World rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- SDG: World ranks 111th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release