School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in UNICEF: World
UNICEF: World: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) was 2.25 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.25 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
98th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.25 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.8682 years
in 1981
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: World, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: World is 2.25 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: World peaked at 2.25 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8682 years, in 1981.
UNICEF: World ranks 98th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 UNICEF: World, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.9531 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.9614 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.94 years | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.964 years | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9955 years | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9957 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.9116 years | -9.2% |
| 1981 | 0.8682 years | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.8895 years | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8867 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.893 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9056 years | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.878 years | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8837 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8774 years | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8873 years | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.8901 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8942 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.9055 years | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9215 years | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9349 years | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9532 years | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9583 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9627 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9697 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9773 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9784 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 | 1.44 years | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.51 years | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 1.57 years | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.64 years | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 1.68 years | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.8 years | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 1.85 years | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.89 years | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.91 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.95 years | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.99 years | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 2.04 years | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 2.12 years | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 2.17 years | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 2.24 years | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 2.25 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9734 years | 0.94 years | 1 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.8881 years | 0.8682 years | 0.9116 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9367 years | 0.8901 years | 0.9773 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 years | 0.9784 years | 1.44 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.78 years | 1.51 years | 1.99 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.17 years | 2.04 years | 2.25 years | 5 |
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- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5772 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: World?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: World was 2.25 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The highest recorded value was 2.25 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8682 years in 1981.
- How does UNICEF: World rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- UNICEF: World ranks 98th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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