School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: World
WB: World: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 2.26 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: World, 1973β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: World recorded 2.26 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female 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 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: World peaked at 2.26 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8715 years, in 1981.
That places WB: 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.
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 |
Countries ranked near WB: World
- 90 Palestine, State of 2.82 years compare
- 91 San Marino, Republic of 2.82 years compare
- 92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.81 years compare
- 93 Mauritius 2.76 years compare
- 94 Cuba 2.75 years compare
- 95 Morocco 2.71 years compare
- 96 Mexico 2.68 years compare
More education data for WB: World
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 404.43 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 213.09 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.67 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: World?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: World was 2.26 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in WB: World?
- The highest recorded value was 2.26 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in WB: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8715 years in 1981.
- How does WB: World rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- WB: World ranks 93rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in WB: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release