School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in WB: Ibrd Only
WB: Ibrd Only: School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) was 5.82 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.82 years
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
82nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.98 years
in 2016
All-time low
4.47 years
in 1974
Years of data
52
1973–2024
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.
School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in WB: Ibrd Only, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 4.49 years | — |
| 1974 | 4.47 years | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 4.71 years | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 4.88 years | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 4.86 years | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 4.8 years | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 4.78 years | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 4.78 years | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 4.8 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 4.82 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 4.86 years | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 4.92 years | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 5.02 years | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 5.13 years | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 5.14 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 5.21 years | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 5.14 years | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 5.1 years | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 5.08 years | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 5.05 years | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 5.02 years | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 5.02 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 5.03 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 5.05 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 5.04 years | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 5.01 years | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 5.09 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 5.1 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 5.12 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 5.18 years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 5.42 years | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 5.48 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 5.54 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 5.57 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 5.62 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 5.65 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 5.64 years | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 5.63 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 5.59 years | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 5.85 years | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 5.97 years | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 5.84 years | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 5.84 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 5.98 years | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 5.92 years | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 5.54 years | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 5.5 years | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 5.53 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 5.53 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 5.67 years | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 5.69 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 5.82 years | +2.3% |
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
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 425.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4897 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 205.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2992 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 212.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 220.38 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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February 2026 Data Release