School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in UIS: World
UIS: World: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) was 2.26 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.26 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
93rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.26 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.8715 years
in 1981
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UIS: World, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UIS: World stood at 2.26 years. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UIS: World peaked at 2.26 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8715 years, in 1981.
That places UIS: World 93rd 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 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in UIS: World, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.9565 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.9648 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.9434 years | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9675 years | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.9991 years | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9992 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.01 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.9151 years | -9.2% |
| 1981 | 0.8715 years | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.8929 years | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.89 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8962 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9088 years | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.881 years | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8867 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8804 years | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8903 years | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.8932 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8972 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9085 years | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9245 years | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.938 years | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9563 years | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9613 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9657 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9725 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9799 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9809 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.03 years | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 1.1 years | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 1.15 years | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.19 years | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.23 years | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.29 years | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 1.34 years | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.4 years | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 1.45 years | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.51 years | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 1.58 years | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.64 years | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 1.68 years | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.8 years | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 1.86 years | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.9 years | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.91 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.95 years | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.99 years | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 2.05 years | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 2.12 years | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 2.18 years | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 2.24 years | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 2.26 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9769 years | 0.9434 years | 1.01 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.8913 years | 0.8715 years | 0.9151 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9397 years | 0.8932 years | 0.9799 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.22 years | 0.9809 years | 1.45 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.78 years | 1.51 years | 1.99 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.17 years | 2.05 years | 2.26 years | 5 |
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More education data for UIS: World
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3122 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UIS: World?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UIS: World was 2.26 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in UIS: World?
- The highest recorded value was 2.26 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in UIS: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8715 years in 1981.
- How does UIS: World rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- UIS: World ranks 93rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in UIS: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release