School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
WB: Ida & Ibrd Total: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 12.34 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Ida & Ibrd Total recorded 12.34 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2024. 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 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total peaked at 12.34 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.01 years, in 1975.
That places WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 117th 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 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 7.01 years | — |
| 1976 | 7.13 years | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 7.29 years | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 7.38 years | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 7.33 years | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 7.27 years | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 7.3 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 7.3 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 7.35 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 7.4 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 7.51 years | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 7.6 years | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 7.65 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 7.73 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 7.7 years | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 7.66 years | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 7.72 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 7.75 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 7.77 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 7.82 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 7.89 years | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 7.97 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 8.05 years | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 8.11 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 8.23 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 8.33 years | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 8.41 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 8.61 years | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 8.97 years | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 9.16 years | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 9.39 years | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 9.59 years | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 9.8 years | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 10.02 years | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 10.18 years | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 10.39 years | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 10.57 years | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 11.13 years | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 11.39 years | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 11.52 years | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 11.58 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 11.73 years | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 11.73 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.68 years | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 11.78 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 11.91 years | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 12.03 years | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 12.2 years | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 12.29 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 12.34 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.23 years | 7.01 years | 7.38 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 7.48 years | 7.27 years | 7.73 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.9 years | 7.66 years | 8.23 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.25 years | 8.33 years | 10.18 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.35 years | 10.39 years | 11.78 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.16 years | 11.91 years | 12.34 years | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 270.72 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 290.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 177.62 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 366.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 370.62 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 179.17 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total was 12.34 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- The highest recorded value was 12.34 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.01 years in 1975.
- How does WB: Ida & Ibrd Total rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total ranks 117th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 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