School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) was 1.75 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in IDA & IBRD total, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in IDA & IBRD total is 1.75 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 1.75 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.282 years, in 1971.
That places IDA & IBRD total 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2836 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.282 years | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2858 years | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2926 years | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3006 years | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3105 years | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3155 years | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3182 years | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3195 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3239 years | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3271 years | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3335 years | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3396 years | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3436 years | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3498 years | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3547 years | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3607 years | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3699 years | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.373 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3825 years | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3898 years | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3967 years | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4013 years | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4093 years | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4277 years | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.449 years | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4812 years | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5128 years | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.55 years | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5966 years | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6409 years | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6919 years | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7582 years | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8138 years | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.862 years | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9077 years | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9628 years | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 1.01 years | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 1.06 years | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 1.1 years | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.16 years | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 1.25 years | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 1.33 years | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 1.39 years | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 1.53 years | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 1.6 years | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 1.64 years | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.67 years | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.71 years | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.75 years | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3032 years | 0.282 years | 0.3239 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3534 years | 0.3271 years | 0.3825 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4614 years | 0.3898 years | 0.5966 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8802 years | 0.6409 years | 1.1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 years | 1.16 years | 1.75 years | 10 |
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More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1022 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 707.69 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 561.46 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0811 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in IDA & IBRD total?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in IDA & IBRD total was 1.75 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.282 years in 1971.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.