School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 8.12 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
8.12 years
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
204th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.12 years
in 2016
All-time low
3.46 years
in 1971
Years of data
47
1970–2016
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Low Income (july 2025) recorded 8.12 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 8.12 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.46 years, in 1971.
WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 204th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.46 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.46 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 3.54 years | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 3.63 years | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 3.66 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 3.75 years | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 3.82 years | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 3.92 years | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 4.01 years | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 4.05 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 4.13 years | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 4.24 years | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 4.28 years | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 4.29 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 4.33 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 4.26 years | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 4.3 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 4.35 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 4.38 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 4.31 years | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 4.18 years | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 4.32 years | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 4.21 years | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 4.21 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 4.25 years | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 4.4 years | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 4.42 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 4.64 years | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 4.78 years | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 4.84 years | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 5.05 years | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 5.25 years | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 5.55 years | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 5.8 years | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 6 years | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 6.34 years | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 6.65 years | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 6.88 years | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 7.27 years | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 7.46 years | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 7.58 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 7.75 years | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 7.86 years | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 7.89 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 8 years | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 7.98 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 8.12 years | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.73 years | 3.46 years | 4.05 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.29 years | 4.13 years | 4.38 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.43 years | 4.18 years | 4.84 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.23 years | 5.05 years | 7.46 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.88 years | 7.58 years | 8.12 years | 7 |
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 8.12 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.12 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.46 years in 1971.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 204th out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low Income (july 2025) 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