School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend
WB: Early-demographic Dividend: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 5.09 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend is 5.09 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend peaked at 5.09 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.41 years, in 1979.
WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 103rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2.41 years | — |
| 1980 | 2.43 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 2.43 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.44 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 2.48 years | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 2.49 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 2.52 years | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 2.55 years | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 2.59 years | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 2.61 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 2.62 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 2.64 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 2.66 years | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 2.68 years | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 2.71 years | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 2.76 years | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 2.79 years | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 2.83 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 2.87 years | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 2.91 years | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 2.96 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 2.99 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 3.03 years | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 3.15 years | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 3.31 years | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 3.38 years | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 3.47 years | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 3.57 years | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 3.71 years | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 3.83 years | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 3.91 years | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 4.06 years | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 4.18 years | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 4.3 years | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 4.4 years | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 4.61 years | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 4.67 years | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 4.76 years | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 4.76 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.87 years | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 4.9 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 4.95 years | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 5 years | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 5.08 years | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 5.08 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.09 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.41 years | 2.41 years | 2.41 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.52 years | 2.43 years | 2.62 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.78 years | 2.64 years | 2.96 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.44 years | 2.99 years | 3.91 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.55 years | 4.06 years | 4.9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.04 years | 4.95 years | 5.09 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Early-demographic Dividend
More education data for WB: Early-demographic Dividend
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 156.47 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 163.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 91.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 188.52 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 215.18 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 104.19 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend was 5.09 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 5.09 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.41 years in 1979.
- How does WB: Early-demographic Dividend rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 103rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Early-demographic Dividend 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