School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification: School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) was 5.91 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.91 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
61st
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.06 years
in 2020
All-time low
2.23 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification is 5.91 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification peaked at 6.06 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.23 years, in 1971.
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 61st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.25 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.23 years | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 2.41 years | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 2.52 years | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 2.55 years | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 2.69 years | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 2.8 years | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 2.92 years | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 3.03 years | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 3.12 years | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 3.19 years | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 3.32 years | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 3.38 years | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 3.33 years | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 3.34 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 3.27 years | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 3.31 years | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 3.29 years | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 3.44 years | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 3.42 years | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 3.36 years | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 3.48 years | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 3.47 years | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 3.51 years | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 3.58 years | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 3.65 years | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 3.69 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 3.85 years | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 3.93 years | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 3.99 years | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 4.14 years | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 4.28 years | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 4.54 years | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 4.75 years | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 4.89 years | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 5.1 years | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 5.28 years | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 5.42 years | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 5.59 years | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 5.65 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 5.7 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 5.78 years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 5.84 years | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 5.9 years | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 5.91 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 5.86 years | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 5.89 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.9 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.94 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 6.01 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 6.06 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 6.03 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 5.91 years | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 5.9 years | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 5.91 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.65 years | 2.23 years | 3.12 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.33 years | 3.19 years | 3.44 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.65 years | 3.36 years | 3.99 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.96 years | 4.14 years | 5.65 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.87 years | 5.7 years | 6.01 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.96 years | 5.9 years | 6.06 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
- 58 Uruguay 6.36 years compare
- 59 Cyprus 6.34 years compare
- 60 Falkland Islands 6.31 years compare
- 61 Nepal 6.29 years compare
- 62 Libya 6.26 years compare
- 63 Saudi Arabia 6.26 years compare
- 64 Marshall Islands 6.24 years compare
More education data for WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3263 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8795 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification was 5.91 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The highest recorded value was 6.06 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.23 years in 1971.
- How does WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 61st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 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