School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
WB: Ida & Ibrd Total: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 4.73 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total is 4.73 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total peaked at 4.74 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.24 years, in 1983.
That places WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 122nd 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 in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.28 years | — |
| 1976 | 2.29 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 2.42 years | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 2.53 years | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 2.46 years | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 2.35 years | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 2.29 years | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 2.25 years | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 2.24 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 2.26 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 2.32 years | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 2.36 years | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 2.43 years | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 2.47 years | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 2.48 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 2.48 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 2.53 years | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 2.57 years | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 2.61 years | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 2.66 years | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 2.71 years | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 2.78 years | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 2.83 years | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 2.89 years | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 2.95 years | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 3.01 years | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 3.05 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 3.09 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 3.19 years | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 3.26 years | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 3.35 years | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 3.44 years | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 3.54 years | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 3.66 years | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 3.76 years | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 3.87 years | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 3.98 years | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 4.24 years | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 4.35 years | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 4.42 years | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 4.44 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 4.46 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 4.46 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.54 years | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 4.59 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 4.63 years | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 4.67 years | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 4.71 years | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 4.74 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 4.73 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.4 years | 2.28 years | 2.53 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.34 years | 2.24 years | 2.48 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7 years | 2.48 years | 2.95 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.34 years | 3.01 years | 3.76 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.34 years | 3.87 years | 4.59 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7 years | 4.63 years | 4.74 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
- 119 Tajikistan 5.54 years compare
- 120 Marshall Islands 5.54 years compare
- 121 Morocco 5.53 years compare
- 122 Cuba 5.51 years compare
- 123 Bhutan 5.5 years compare
- 124 Antigua and Barbuda 5.49 years compare
- 125 Timor-Leste 5.46 years compare
More education data for WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 270.72 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 290.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 177.62 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 366.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 370.62 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 179.17 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total was 4.73 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- The highest recorded value was 4.74 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.24 years in 1983.
- How does WB: Ida & Ibrd Total rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total ranks 122nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 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