School life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.72 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries stood at 5.72 years.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 5.75 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.18 years, in 1973.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 109th 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 | 4.4 years | 4.18 years | 4.53 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 4.68 years | 4.52 years | 4.83 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.72 years | 4.7 years | 4.79 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.21 years | 4.84 years | 5.48 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.62 years | 5.49 years | 5.75 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6 years | 5.53 years | 5.72 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 274.67 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 178.96 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 371.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 374.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 193.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 5.72 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 5.75 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.18 years in 1973.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 109th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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