School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
WB: Ida & Ibrd Total: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (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 (years) (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
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 561.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9272 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 270.72 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7231 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 340.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 290.75 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