School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: World
UNICEF: World: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 12.77 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.77 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
110th
of 221 groups
All-time high
12.77 years
in 2024
All-time low
8.02 years
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: World, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: World stood at 12.77 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: World peaked at 12.77 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.02 years, in 1975.
UNICEF: World ranks 110th 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 to tertiary, female in UNICEF: World, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 8.02 years | — |
| 1976 | 8.12 years | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 8.27 years | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 8.35 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 8.3 years | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 8.25 years | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 8.29 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 8.29 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 8.33 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 8.37 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 8.45 years | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 8.51 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 8.54 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 8.59 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 8.58 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 8.53 years | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 8.57 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 8.58 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 8.58 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8.63 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 8.69 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 8.75 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 8.85 years | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 8.91 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 9.02 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 9.11 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 9.19 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 9.38 years | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 9.71 years | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 9.89 years | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 10.1 years | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 10.28 years | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 10.47 years | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 10.67 years | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 10.82 years | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 11.02 years | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 11.18 years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 11.68 years | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 11.93 years | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 12.04 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 12.08 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 12.23 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 12.22 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.16 years | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 12.26 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 12.38 years | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 12.5 years | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 12.65 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 12.72 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 12.77 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.21 years | 8.02 years | 8.35 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 8.42 years | 8.25 years | 8.59 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.71 years | 8.53 years | 9.02 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.96 years | 9.11 years | 10.82 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.88 years | 11.02 years | 12.26 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6 years | 12.38 years | 12.77 years | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: World
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.34 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 336.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 404.15 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 212.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: World?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: World was 12.77 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The highest recorded value was 12.77 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.02 years in 1975.
- How does UNICEF: World rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- UNICEF: World ranks 110th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: World 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