School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification

WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 9.13 years in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
9.13 years
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
174th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.13 years
in 2019
All-time low
2.77 years
in 1971
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, 1970–2019

246810197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification is 9.13 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification peaked at 9.13 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.77 years, in 1971.

WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 174th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, 1970 to 2019.
Year years Change
1970 2.79 years
1971 2.77 years -0.7%
1972 2.95 years +6.8%
1973 3.08 years +4.3%
1974 3.12 years +1.3%
1975 3.28 years +5.0%
1976 3.39 years +3.6%
1977 3.51 years +3.4%
1978 3.64 years +3.8%
1979 3.75 years +3.2%
1980 3.89 years +3.5%
1981 4 years +2.8%
1982 4.12 years +3.2%
1983 4.13 years +0.2%
1984 4.18 years +1.3%
1985 4.1 years -1.9%
1986 4.17 years +1.6%
1987 4.17 years +0.0%
1988 4.34 years +4.1%
1989 4.34 years -0.1%
1990 4.27 years -1.5%
1991 4.45 years +4.2%
1992 4.49 years +0.9%
1993 4.58 years +1.9%
1994 4.69 years +2.5%
1995 4.86 years +3.5%
1996 4.96 years +2.1%
1997 5.17 years +4.3%
1998 5.33 years +3.0%
1999 5.47 years +2.6%
2000 5.71 years +4.4%
2001 5.93 years +3.9%
2002 6.27 years +5.6%
2003 6.52 years +4.1%
2004 6.67 years +2.3%
2005 6.96 years +4.3%
2006 7.23 years +3.9%
2007 7.45 years +3.0%
2008 7.72 years +3.6%
2009 7.91 years +2.5%
2010 8.08 years +2.2%
2011 8.29 years +2.5%
2012 8.45 years +1.9%
2013 8.6 years +1.9%
2014 8.69 years +1.0%
2015 8.72 years +0.3%
2016 8.84 years +1.4%
2017 8.89 years +0.5%
2018 9.01 years +1.4%
2019 9.13 years +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.23 years 2.77 years 3.75 years 10
1980s 4.14 years 3.89 years 4.34 years 10
1990s 4.83 years 4.27 years 5.47 years 10
2000s 6.84 years 5.71 years 7.91 years 10
2010s 8.67 years 8.08 years 9.13 years 10

Countries ranked near WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification

  1. 171 Eritrea 7.01 years compare
  2. 172 Sudan 6.81 years compare
  3. 173 Yemen 6.6 years compare
  4. 174 Mali 6.31 years compare
  5. 175 Niger 5.99 years compare
  6. 176 Chad 5.77 years compare
  7. 177 Sierra Leone 5.63 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: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification was 9.13 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
The highest recorded value was 9.13 years in 2019.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
The lowest recorded value was 2.77 years in 1971.
How does WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 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