School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in WB: Ibrd Only
WB: Ibrd Only: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 14.57 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Ibrd Only, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Ibrd Only stood at 14.57 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Ibrd Only peaked at 14.57 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.75 years, in 1975.
WB: Ibrd Only ranks 71st 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 (years) (female) in WB: Ibrd Only, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 7.75 years | — |
| 1976 | 7.9 years | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 8.1 years | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 8.19 years | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 8.1 years | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 8.01 years | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 8.03 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 8.01 years | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 8.08 years | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 8.16 years | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 8.32 years | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 8.46 years | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 8.53 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 8.62 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 8.63 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 8.6 years | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 8.63 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 8.64 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 8.66 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 8.73 years | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 8.82 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 8.94 years | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 9.07 years | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 9.13 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 9.29 years | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 9.38 years | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 9.47 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 9.69 years | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 10.13 years | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 10.35 years | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 10.6 years | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 10.8 years | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 11.09 years | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 11.37 years | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 11.52 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 11.77 years | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 11.98 years | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 12.76 years | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 13.13 years | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 13.34 years | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 13.45 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 13.69 years | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 13.68 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 13.49 years | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 13.6 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 13.77 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 14 years | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 14.31 years | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 14.41 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 14.57 years | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.01 years | 7.75 years | 8.19 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 8.28 years | 8.01 years | 8.63 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.85 years | 8.6 years | 9.29 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.44 years | 9.38 years | 11.52 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.09 years | 11.77 years | 13.69 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.21 years | 13.77 years | 14.57 years | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Ibrd Only
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 425.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4897 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 205.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2992 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 212.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 220.38 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Ibrd Only?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Ibrd Only was 14.57 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The highest recorded value was 14.57 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.75 years in 1975.
- How does WB: Ibrd Only rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- WB: Ibrd Only ranks 71st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ibrd Only 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