School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: 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 0.4%
Rank
59th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.91 years
in 2024
All-time low
2.33 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend is 5.91 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 5.91 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.33 years, in 1970.
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 59th 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: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.33 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.41 years | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 2.52 years | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 2.6 years | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 2.76 years | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 2.89 years | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 3 years | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 3.3 years | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 3.64 years | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 4.02 years | +10.4% |
| 1980 | 4.16 years | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 4.32 years | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 4.45 years | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 4.42 years | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 4.32 years | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 4.17 years | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 4.03 years | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 3.97 years | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 3.88 years | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 3.85 years | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 3.8 years | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 3.9 years | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 3.88 years | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 3.95 years | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 3.97 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 3.98 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 3.83 years | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 4.06 years | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 4.13 years | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 4.25 years | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 4.42 years | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 4.5 years | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 4.71 years | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 4.97 years | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 5.15 years | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 5.29 years | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 5.42 years | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 5.42 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.48 years | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 5.53 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 5.57 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 5.63 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 5.73 years | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 5.81 years | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 5.75 years | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 5.63 years | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 5.62 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 5.65 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 5.67 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 5.73 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 5.78 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 5.81 years | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 5.85 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 5.89 years | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 5.91 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.95 years | 2.33 years | 4.02 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.16 years | 3.85 years | 4.45 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.98 years | 3.8 years | 4.25 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.09 years | 4.42 years | 5.53 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.68 years | 5.57 years | 5.81 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.85 years | 5.78 years | 5.91 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.46 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.13 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.04 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.62 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 5.91 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 5.91 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.33 years in 1970.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 59th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 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