School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Developed Regions
MDG: Developed Regions: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 16.85 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Developed Regions, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Developed Regions is 16.85 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Developed Regions peaked at 16.9 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.47 years, in 2000.
That places MDG: Developed Regions 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Developed Regions, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.48 years | — |
| 2000 | 15.47 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 15.67 years | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 15.86 years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 16.04 years | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 16.08 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 16.22 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 16.24 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 16.29 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 16.37 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 16.45 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 16.64 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 16.69 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 16.71 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 16.84 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 16.82 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 16.82 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.81 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 16.76 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 16.79 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 16.85 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 16.81 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 16.9 years | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 16.83 years | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 16.81 years | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 16.85 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.48 years | 15.48 years | 15.48 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.07 years | 15.47 years | 16.45 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.77 years | 16.64 years | 16.85 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.84 years | 16.81 years | 16.9 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developed Regions
More education data for MDG: Developed Regions
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 48.26 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 51.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 35.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 38.71 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 22.60 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 21.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Developed Regions?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Developed Regions was 16.85 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.47 years in 2000.
- How does MDG: Developed Regions rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- MDG: Developed Regions ranks 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in MDG: Developed Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developed Regions 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