School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend
WB: Late-demographic Dividend: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 6.03 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.03 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
58th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.03 years
in 2024
All-time low
2.31 years
in 1983
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend stood at 6.03 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend peaked at 6.03 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.31 years, in 1983.
That places WB: Late-demographic Dividend 58th 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: Late-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.51 years | — |
| 1976 | 2.52 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 2.86 years | +13.6% |
| 1978 | 3.13 years | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 2.9 years | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 2.64 years | -8.9% |
| 1981 | 2.47 years | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 2.35 years | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 2.31 years | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 2.32 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 2.42 years | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 2.51 years | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 2.64 years | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 2.74 years | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 2.78 years | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 2.78 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 2.85 years | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 2.96 years | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 3.02 years | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 3.13 years | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 3.21 years | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 3.35 years | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 3.43 years | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 3.53 years | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 3.65 years | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 3.79 years | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 3.81 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 3.87 years | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 3.94 years | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 4.06 years | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 4.22 years | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 4.38 years | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 4.52 years | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 4.68 years | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 4.88 years | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 4.94 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 5.04 years | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 5.81 years | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 5.95 years | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 5.88 years | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 5.81 years | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 5.77 years | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 5.74 years | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 5.81 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 5.88 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 5.92 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 5.98 years | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 5.99 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 6 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 6.03 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.78 years | 2.51 years | 3.13 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.52 years | 2.31 years | 2.78 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.19 years | 2.78 years | 3.65 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.21 years | 3.79 years | 4.88 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.66 years | 4.94 years | 5.95 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.99 years | 5.92 years | 6.03 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- 55 Kuwait 6.99 years compare
- 56 Gambia 6.98 years compare
- 57 Switzerland 6.97 years compare
- 58 Fiji 6.95 years compare
- 59 New Caledonia 6.93 years compare
- 60 Norway 6.88 years compare
- 61 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.88 years compare
More education data for WB: Late-demographic Dividend
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.46 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 92.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 68.96 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 10.38 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 40.35 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 85.54 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 45.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Late-demographic Dividend was 6.03 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 6.03 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.31 years in 1983.
- How does WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 58th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Late-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