School life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: 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 1.9%
Rank
106th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.78 years
in 2013
All-time low
4.24 years
in 1974
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 5.72 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 5.78 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.24 years, in 1974.
That places WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 106th 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 in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 4.24 years | — |
| 1974 | 4.24 years | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 4.45 years | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 4.61 years | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 4.61 years | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 4.58 years | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 4.58 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 4.59 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 4.64 years | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 4.67 years | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 4.7 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 4.74 years | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 4.82 years | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 4.89 years | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 4.88 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 4.94 years | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 4.88 years | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 4.84 years | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 4.85 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.84 years | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 4.83 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 4.83 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.84 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 4.85 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 4.84 years | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.83 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 4.91 years | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 4.94 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 4.96 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 5.02 years | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 5.24 years | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 5.32 years | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 5.4 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 5.43 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 5.47 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 5.47 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 5.47 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.49 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 5.48 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 5.69 years | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 5.78 years | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 5.67 years | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 5.65 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 5.76 years | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 5.71 years | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 5.44 years | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 5.43 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 5.47 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 5.46 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 5.58 years | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 5.62 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 5.72 years | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.48 years | 4.24 years | 4.61 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 4.78 years | 4.59 years | 4.94 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.85 years | 4.83 years | 4.91 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.27 years | 4.94 years | 5.47 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.61 years | 5.43 years | 5.78 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.57 years | 5.46 years | 5.72 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 99.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.797 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 263.48 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in WB: 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: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.78 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.24 years in 1974.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 106th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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