School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) was 7.13 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.13 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
3rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
7.28 years
in 2019
All-time low
5.69 years
in 1980
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in UNESCO: Sids, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in UNESCO: Sids is 7.13 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 7.28 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.69 years, in 1980.
That places UNESCO: Sids 3rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.76 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.76 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 5.91 years | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 5.96 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 5.97 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 5.9 years | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 5.92 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 5.86 years | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 5.79 years | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 5.72 years | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 5.69 years | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 5.72 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 5.73 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 5.81 years | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 5.86 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 5.86 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 5.88 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 5.77 years | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 5.78 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 5.8 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 5.76 years | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 5.74 years | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 5.76 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 5.81 years | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 5.9 years | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 5.95 years | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 6.02 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 6.22 years | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 6.18 years | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 6.17 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 6.15 years | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 6.16 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 6.14 years | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 6.06 years | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 5.94 years | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 5.94 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.88 years | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 5.98 years | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 5.98 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 6.06 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 6.41 years | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 6.78 years | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 7.12 years | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 7.19 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 7.21 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 7.25 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 7.22 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 7.22 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 7.22 years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.28 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 7.19 years | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 7.11 years | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 7.15 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 7.14 years | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 7.13 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.85 years | 5.72 years | 5.97 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.79 years | 5.69 years | 5.88 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.95 years | 5.74 years | 6.22 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.03 years | 5.88 years | 6.16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.09 years | 6.41 years | 7.28 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.15 years | 7.11 years | 7.19 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNESCO: Sids
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 131,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 569,310 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 850,086 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.42 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in UNESCO: Sids?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in UNESCO: Sids was 7.13 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 7.28 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.69 years in 1980.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 3rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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