School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: World
SDG: World: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.71 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: World, 1973β2024
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.
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
- 108 Jamaica 5.81 years compare
- 109 Egypt 5.81 years compare
- 110 United States 5.81 years compare
- 111 Kenya 5.81 years compare
- 112 New Caledonia 5.81 years compare
- 113 New Zealand 5.8 years compare
- 114 Cayman Islands 5.8 years compare
More education data for SDG: World
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 404.43 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 213.09 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.67 million (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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release