School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, secondary, female was 4.53 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.53 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
134th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.55 years
in 2022
All-time low
2.17 years
in 1976
Years of data
49
1976–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) is 4.53 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 4.55 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.17 years, in 1976.
That places WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 134th 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 49 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2.17 years | — |
| 1977 | 2.17 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 2.19 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 2.2 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 2.22 years | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 2.21 years | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 2.22 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 2.23 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 2.24 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 2.26 years | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 2.27 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 2.29 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 2.28 years | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 2.27 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 2.29 years | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 2.32 years | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 2.34 years | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 2.36 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 2.39 years | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 2.42 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 2.44 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 2.47 years | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 2.51 years | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 2.55 years | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 2.59 years | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 2.64 years | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 2.75 years | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 2.91 years | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 2.98 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 3.09 years | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 3.15 years | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 3.24 years | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 3.39 years | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 3.45 years | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 3.62 years | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 3.74 years | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 3.86 years | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 4 years | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 4.14 years | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 4.17 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 4.22 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 4.21 years | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 4.32 years | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 4.36 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 4.42 years | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 4.47 years | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 4.55 years | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 4.54 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 4.53 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.18 years | 2.17 years | 2.2 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 2.25 years | 2.21 years | 2.29 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.41 years | 2.29 years | 2.55 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.02 years | 2.59 years | 3.45 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.06 years | 3.62 years | 4.36 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5 years | 4.42 years | 4.55 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- 131 Belize 5.25 years compare
- 132 Barbados 5.22 years compare
- 133 Philippines 5.2 years compare
- 134 Maldives 5.19 years compare
- 135 Iran, Islamic Republic of 5.16 years compare
- 136 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 5.12 years compare
- 137 Grenada 5.11 years compare
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 76.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 38.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 4.53 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.55 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.17 years in 1976.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 134th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Lower 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