School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) in IDA total
IDA total: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) was 0.5062 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in IDA total, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in IDA total is 0.5062 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in IDA total peaked at 0.5062 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0872 years, in 1970.
IDA total ranks 37th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 total, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0872 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.089 years | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0913 years | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0921 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0943 years | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.096 years | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0976 years | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1036 years | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1074 years | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1128 years | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1159 years | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.12 years | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1269 years | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1269 years | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1279 years | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.13 years | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1304 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1342 years | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1333 years | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1333 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1375 years | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1368 years | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1355 years | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1419 years | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1439 years | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1481 years | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1549 years | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1625 years | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1713 years | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.183 years | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1979 years | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2172 years | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2266 years | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2353 years | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2459 years | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2705 years | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2876 years | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3027 years | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3199 years | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3508 years | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3767 years | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3993 years | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4217 years | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4374 years | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4526 years | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4579 years | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4621 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4694 years | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4858 years | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5062 years | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0971 years | 0.0872 years | 0.1128 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1279 years | 0.1159 years | 0.1342 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1515 years | 0.1355 years | 0.183 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2654 years | 0.1979 years | 0.3508 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4469 years | 0.3767 years | 0.5062 years | 10 |
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More education data for IDA total
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1356 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 263.89 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 135.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0697 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in IDA total?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in IDA total was 0.5062 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5062 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0872 years in 1970.
- How does IDA total rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- IDA total ranks 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA 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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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.