School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 6.07 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1998–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries recorded 6.07 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 6.07 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.11 years, in 1999.
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 221st of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.13 years | — |
| 1999 | 4.11 years | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 4.22 years | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 4.29 years | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 4.47 years | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 4.62 years | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 4.87 years | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 5.02 years | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 5.16 years | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 5.12 years | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 5.34 years | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 5.48 years | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 5.5 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.47 years | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 5.64 years | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 5.88 years | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 5.89 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.94 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 6.07 years | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.12 years | 4.11 years | 4.13 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.86 years | 4.22 years | 5.48 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.77 years | 5.47 years | 6.07 years | 7 |
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.9% (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.4% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.42 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.1% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.25 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 376,949 (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 5.48 million (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 3.85 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 3.74 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 6.07 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 6.07 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.11 years in 1999.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 221st out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release