School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend
WB: Late-demographic Dividend: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 15.49 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15.49 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
56th
of 221 groups
All-time high
15.49 years
in 2024
All-time low
7.62 years
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend stood at 15.49 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend peaked at 15.49 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.62 years, in 1975.
WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 56th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 7.62 years | — |
| 1976 | 7.87 years | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 8.21 years | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 8.33 years | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 8.07 years | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 7.82 years | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 7.8 years | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 7.68 years | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 7.73 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 7.82 years | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 8.06 years | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 8.34 years | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 8.43 years | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 8.57 years | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 8.49 years | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 8.42 years | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 8.45 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 8.49 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 8.52 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 8.57 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 8.77 years | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 8.98 years | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 9.17 years | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 9.27 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 9.57 years | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 9.8 years | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 9.97 years | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 10.18 years | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 10.4 years | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 10.68 years | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 10.95 years | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 11.2 years | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 11.43 years | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 11.66 years | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 11.9 years | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 12.03 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 12.19 years | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 13.59 years | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 13.95 years | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 14.12 years | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 14.16 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 14.23 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 14.28 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 14.43 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 14.62 years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 14.81 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 15.06 years | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 15.28 years | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 15.42 years | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 15.49 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.02 years | 7.62 years | 8.33 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 8.07 years | 7.68 years | 8.57 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.82 years | 8.42 years | 9.57 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.82 years | 9.8 years | 11.9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.76 years | 12.03 years | 14.62 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.21 years | 14.81 years | 15.49 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- 53 Algeria 16.28 years compare
- 54 Costa Rica 16.26 years compare
- 55 Kuwait 16.26 years compare
- 56 Montenegro 16.24 years compare
- 57 United Arab Emirates 16.2 years compare
- 58 Namibia 16.19 years compare
- 59 Libya 16.14 years compare
More education data for WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 46.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 50.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 92.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend was 15.49 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 15.49 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.62 years in 1975.
- How does WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 56th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Late-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