School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in WB: Ibrd Only
WB: Ibrd Only: School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) was 5.75 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.75 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
71st
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.77 years
in 2022
All-time low
2.51 years
in 1983
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Ibrd Only, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: Ibrd Only recorded 5.75 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Ibrd Only peaked at 5.77 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.51 years, in 1983.
That places WB: Ibrd Only 71st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 WB: Ibrd Only, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.56 years | — |
| 1976 | 2.57 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 2.75 years | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 2.88 years | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 2.78 years | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 2.65 years | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 2.57 years | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 2.52 years | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 2.51 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 2.53 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 2.61 years | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 2.67 years | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 2.76 years | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 2.82 years | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 2.84 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 2.86 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 2.9 years | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 2.95 years | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 3 years | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 3.08 years | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 3.13 years | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 3.21 years | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 3.27 years | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 3.34 years | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 3.42 years | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 3.49 years | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 3.52 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 3.6 years | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 3.74 years | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 3.84 years | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 3.95 years | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 4.07 years | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 4.22 years | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 4.37 years | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 4.49 years | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 4.62 years | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 4.75 years | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 5.13 years | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 5.27 years | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 5.4 years | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 5.4 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.44 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 5.44 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.53 years | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 5.58 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 5.64 years | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 5.71 years | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 5.77 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 5.76 years | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 5.75 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.71 years | 2.56 years | 2.88 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.65 years | 2.51 years | 2.84 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.12 years | 2.86 years | 3.42 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.93 years | 3.49 years | 4.49 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.26 years | 4.62 years | 5.58 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.73 years | 5.64 years | 5.77 years | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Ibrd Only
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 425.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4897 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 205.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2992 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 212.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 220.38 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Ibrd Only?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Ibrd Only was 5.75 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The highest recorded value was 5.77 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.51 years in 1983.
- How does WB: Ibrd Only rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- WB: Ibrd Only ranks 71st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ibrd Only 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