School life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.72 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.72 years
Change on year
up 3.1%
Rank
108th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.74 years
in 2016
All-time low
4.07 years
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 5.72 years for school life expectancy, primary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 5.74 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.07 years, in 1975.
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 108th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 4.07 years | — |
| 1976 | 4.1 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 4.15 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 4.2 years | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 4.26 years | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 4.3 years | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 4.36 years | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 4.41 years | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 4.4 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 4.4 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 4.37 years | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 4.34 years | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 4.31 years | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 4.34 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 4.35 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 4.31 years | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 4.35 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 4.37 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 4.4 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 4.44 years | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 4.43 years | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 4.42 years | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 4.48 years | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 4.51 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 4.55 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 4.6 years | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 4.58 years | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 4.65 years | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 5.02 years | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 5.13 years | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 5.25 years | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 5.32 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 5.37 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 5.37 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.39 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 5.41 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 5.39 years | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 5.5 years | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 5.63 years | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 5.56 years | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 5.56 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.74 years | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 5.67 years | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 5.22 years | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 5.23 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 5.28 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 5.29 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 5.46 years | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 5.55 years | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 5.72 years | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.16 years | 4.07 years | 4.26 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 4.36 years | 4.3 years | 4.41 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.43 years | 4.31 years | 4.55 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.07 years | 4.58 years | 5.39 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.49 years | 5.22 years | 5.74 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.46 years | 5.28 years | 5.72 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 76.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 38.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 5.72 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.74 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.07 years in 1975.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 108th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Lower Middle 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