School life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Ibrd Only
WB: Ibrd Only: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.82 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Ibrd Only, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Ibrd Only recorded 5.82 years for school life expectancy, primary, female in 2024.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Ibrd Only peaked at 5.98 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.47 years, in 1974.
That places WB: Ibrd Only 82nd 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 | 4.71 years | 4.47 years | 4.88 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 4.98 years | 4.78 years | 5.21 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.05 years | 5.01 years | 5.1 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.43 years | 5.1 years | 5.65 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.77 years | 5.5 years | 5.98 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.65 years | 5.53 years | 5.82 years | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Ibrd Only
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 205.39 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 220.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 132.19 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 21.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 231.24 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 240.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 125.65 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Ibrd Only?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Ibrd Only was 5.82 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The highest recorded value was 5.98 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.47 years in 1974.
- How does WB: Ibrd Only rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- WB: Ibrd Only ranks 82nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ibrd Only 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