School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, secondary, female was 4.71 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.71 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
123rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.72 years
in 2023
All-time low
2.21 years
in 1983
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 4.71 years.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 4.72 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.21 years, in 1983.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 123rd 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 in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.24 years | — |
| 1976 | 2.25 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 2.39 years | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 2.5 years | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 2.43 years | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 2.33 years | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 2.26 years | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 2.22 years | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 2.21 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 2.22 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 2.28 years | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 2.33 years | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 2.39 years | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 2.43 years | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 2.44 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 2.45 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 2.49 years | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 2.54 years | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 2.58 years | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 2.63 years | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 2.68 years | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 2.75 years | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 2.81 years | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 2.87 years | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 2.93 years | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 2.99 years | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 3.03 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 3.07 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 3.17 years | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 3.24 years | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 3.33 years | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 3.42 years | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 3.53 years | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 3.65 years | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 3.75 years | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 3.86 years | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 3.97 years | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 4.23 years | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 4.34 years | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 4.41 years | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 4.43 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 4.46 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 4.45 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.53 years | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 4.58 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 4.61 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 4.66 years | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 4.7 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 4.72 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 4.71 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.36 years | 2.24 years | 2.5 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.31 years | 2.21 years | 2.44 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.67 years | 2.45 years | 2.93 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.32 years | 2.99 years | 3.75 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.33 years | 3.86 years | 4.58 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.68 years | 4.61 years | 4.72 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- 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
- 126 Peru 5.45 years compare
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 287.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8608 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 267.14 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 24.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 89.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 4.71 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.72 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.21 years in 1983.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 123rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 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