School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend
WB: Early-demographic Dividend: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 12.75 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend is 12.75 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend peaked at 12.75 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.5 years, in 1981.
That places WB: Early-demographic Dividend 111th 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 44 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 7.5 years | — |
| 1982 | 7.55 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 7.62 years | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 7.69 years | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 7.76 years | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 7.78 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 7.82 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 7.89 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 7.95 years | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 7.93 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 7.98 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 8.01 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 8.01 years | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 8.11 years | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 8.12 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 8.17 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 8.26 years | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 8.33 years | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 8.4 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 8.43 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 8.5 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 8.7 years | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 9.16 years | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 9.33 years | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 9.57 years | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 9.75 years | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 10.06 years | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 10.29 years | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 10.42 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 10.71 years | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 10.94 years | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 11.27 years | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 11.48 years | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 11.69 years | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 11.85 years | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 12.16 years | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 12.11 years | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 11.87 years | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 11.98 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 12.1 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 12.25 years | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 12.45 years | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 12.54 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 12.75 years | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.73 years | 7.5 years | 7.95 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 8.13 years | 7.93 years | 8.4 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.42 years | 8.43 years | 10.42 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.61 years | 10.71 years | 12.16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.42 years | 12.1 years | 12.75 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Early-demographic Dividend
More education data for WB: Early-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 156.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 111.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2597 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91.79 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend was 12.75 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 12.75 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5 years in 1981.
- How does WB: Early-demographic Dividend rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 111th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Early-demographic Dividend 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