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
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, 1970–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 36.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 87.82 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 74.48 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 36.80 million (2024)
All data for WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification →
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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February 2026 Data Release