School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) was 4.44 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.44 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
136th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.44 years
in 2024
All-time low
1.84 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in ALECSO: Member Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ALECSO: Member Countries recorded 4.44 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 4.44 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.84 years, in 1971.
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 136th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.86 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.84 years | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 1.86 years | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 1.88 years | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 1.92 years | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 1.97 years | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 2.05 years | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 2.14 years | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 2.22 years | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 2.29 years | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 2.33 years | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 2.4 years | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 2.47 years | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 2.53 years | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 2.59 years | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 2.67 years | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 2.76 years | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 2.81 years | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 2.83 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 2.81 years | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 2.97 years | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 2.93 years | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 2.89 years | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 2.92 years | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 3.01 years | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 3 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 2.98 years | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 3.05 years | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 3.14 years | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 3.23 years | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 3.29 years | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 3.35 years | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 3.4 years | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 3.56 years | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 3.62 years | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 3.63 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 3.63 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.55 years | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 3.58 years | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 3.66 years | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 3.72 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 3.87 years | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 3.92 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 3.84 years | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 3.87 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 3.93 years | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 3.98 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 4.05 years | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 4.11 years | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 4.15 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 4.21 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 4.27 years | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 4.39 years | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 4.43 years | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 4.44 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 years | 1.84 years | 2.29 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.62 years | 2.33 years | 2.83 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.01 years | 2.89 years | 3.23 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.53 years | 3.29 years | 3.66 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.94 years | 3.72 years | 4.15 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.35 years | 4.21 years | 4.44 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Member Countries
- 133 Philippines 5.2 years compare
- 134 Maldives 5.19 years compare
- 135 Iran 5.16 years compare
- 136 Venezuela 5.12 years compare
- 137 Grenada 5.11 years compare
- 138 Cayman Islands 5.06 years compare
- 139 Seychelles 5.06 years compare
More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in ALECSO: Member Countries was 4.44 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 4.44 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.84 years in 1971.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 136th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release