School life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.69 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.69 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
118th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.89 years
in 2020
All-time low
2.45 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025) stood at 5.69 years.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 5.89 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.45 years, in 1970.
WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 118th 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 in WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.45 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.45 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 2.51 years | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 2.54 years | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 2.58 years | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 2.65 years | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 2.71 years | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 2.81 years | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 2.85 years | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 2.94 years | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 3.02 years | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 3.11 years | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 3.15 years | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 3.15 years | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.17 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 3.1 years | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 3.13 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 3.16 years | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 3.16 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 3.1 years | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 2.98 years | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 3.11 years | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 3.02 years | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 3.02 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 3.08 years | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 3.19 years | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 3.2 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 3.4 years | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 3.52 years | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 3.58 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 3.74 years | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 3.91 years | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 4.16 years | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 4.33 years | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 4.46 years | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 4.72 years | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 4.93 years | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 5.09 years | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 5.36 years | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 5.44 years | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 5.46 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 5.5 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 5.54 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 5.56 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 5.59 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 5.55 years | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 5.64 years | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 5.7 years | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 5.73 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 5.81 years | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 5.89 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 5.85 years | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 5.69 years | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 5.68 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 5.69 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.65 years | 2.45 years | 2.94 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.12 years | 3.02 years | 3.17 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.21 years | 2.98 years | 3.58 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.61 years | 3.74 years | 5.44 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.61 years | 5.46 years | 5.81 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.76 years | 5.68 years | 5.89 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- 115 Kenya 5.81 years compare
- 116 New Caledonia 5.81 years compare
- 117 New Zealand 5.8 years compare
- 118 Cayman Islands 5.8 years compare
- 119 Belize 5.79 years compare
- 120 Nauru 5.78 years compare
- 121 Senegal 5.77 years compare
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.25 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.02 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.5 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.71 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.76 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 5.69 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.89 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.45 years in 1970.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 118th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low Income (july 2025) 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