School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in SDG: World
SDG: World: School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) was 4.93 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.93 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
115th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.93 years
in 2023
All-time low
2.77 years
in 1983
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: World, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: World recorded 4.93 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: World peaked at 4.93 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.77 years, in 1983.
SDG: World ranks 115th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in SDG: World, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.82 years | — |
| 1976 | 2.83 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 2.95 years | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 3.04 years | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 2.96 years | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 2.87 years | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 2.81 years | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 2.77 years | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 2.77 years | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 2.78 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 2.83 years | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 2.88 years | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 2.94 years | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 2.97 years | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 2.98 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 2.97 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 3.01 years | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 3.04 years | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 3.06 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 3.11 years | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 3.15 years | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 3.2 years | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 3.24 years | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 3.29 years | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 3.34 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 3.39 years | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 3.43 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 3.48 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 3.57 years | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 3.62 years | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 3.7 years | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 3.77 years | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 3.86 years | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 3.97 years | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 4.07 years | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 4.17 years | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 4.26 years | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 4.48 years | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 4.6 years | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 4.66 years | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 4.68 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 4.7 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 4.7 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.77 years | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 4.81 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 4.85 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 4.89 years | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 4.92 years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 4.93 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 4.93 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.92 years | 2.82 years | 3.04 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.86 years | 2.77 years | 2.98 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.14 years | 2.97 years | 3.34 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.69 years | 3.39 years | 4.07 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.58 years | 4.17 years | 4.81 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9 years | 4.85 years | 4.93 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
More education data for SDG: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 25.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 106.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 404.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: World?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: World was 4.93 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in SDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 4.93 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.77 years in 1983.
- How does SDG: World rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- SDG: World ranks 115th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: World 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