School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: High Income (july 2025)

WB: High Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 16.95 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
16.95 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
14th
of 221 groups
All-time high
16.95 years
in 2024
All-time low
15.47 years
in 2000
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: High Income (july 2025), 1999–2024

0510151999201120241999: 15.5 years2000: 15.5 years2001: 15.6 years2002: 15.8 years2003: 16 years2004: 16 years2005: 16.2 years2006: 16.2 years2007: 16.2 years2008: 16.3 years2009: 16.4 years2010: 16.6 years2011: 16.6 years2012: 16.7 years2013: 16.7 years2014: 16.7 years2015: 16.8 years2016: 16.8 years2017: 16.8 years2018: 16.8 years2019: 16.9 years2020: 16.8 years2021: 16.9 years2022: 16.9 years2023: 16.9 years2024: 16.9 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: High Income (july 2025) stood at 16.95 years. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: High Income (july 2025) peaked at 16.95 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.47 years, in 2000.

WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 14th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 WB: High Income (july 2025), year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) in WB: High Income (july 2025), 1999 to 2024.
Year years Change
1999 15.48 years
2000 15.47 years -0.1%
2001 15.65 years +1.1%
2002 15.81 years +1.1%
2003 15.98 years +1.1%
2004 16.03 years +0.3%
2005 16.17 years +0.9%
2006 16.18 years +0.1%
2007 16.23 years +0.3%
2008 16.31 years +0.5%
2009 16.39 years +0.5%
2010 16.57 years +1.1%
2011 16.62 years +0.3%
2012 16.65 years +0.2%
2013 16.73 years +0.5%
2014 16.74 years +0.0%
2015 16.8 years +0.3%
2016 16.8 years +0.0%
2017 16.76 years -0.2%
2018 16.82 years +0.3%
2019 16.88 years +0.3%
2020 16.83 years -0.3%
2021 16.92 years +0.6%
2022 16.93 years +0.0%
2023 16.9 years -0.1%
2024 16.95 years +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15.48 years 15.48 years 15.48 years 1
2000s 16.02 years 15.47 years 16.39 years 10
2010s 16.74 years 16.57 years 16.88 years 10
2020s 16.91 years 16.83 years 16.95 years 5

Countries ranked near WB: High Income (july 2025)

  1. 11 Norway 19.45 years compare
  2. 12 Iceland 19.37 years compare
  3. 13 Ireland 19.17 years compare
  4. 14 Uruguay 18.96 years compare
  5. 15 Netherlands 18.95 years compare
  6. 16 Türkiye 18.81 years compare
  7. 17 Hong Kong, China 18.75 years compare

See the full ranking of 400 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: High Income (july 2025) was 16.95 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
The highest recorded value was 16.95 years in 2024.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
The lowest recorded value was 15.47 years in 2000.
How does WB: High Income (july 2025) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 14th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: High Income (july 2025) 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,742 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release