School life expectancy, tertiary, female in World
World: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 1.99 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in World, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in World stood at 1.99 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in World peaked at 1.99 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4183 years, in 1971.
That places World 21st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4719 years | 0.4183 years | 0.5189 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5585 years | 0.5259 years | 0.6021 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7293 years | 0.622 years | 0.8756 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.15 years | 0.8946 years | 1.39 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.76 years | 1.46 years | 1.99 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
More education data for World
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, female 40.2% (2025)
- Labor force, total 3.74 billion (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9825 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 77.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in World?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in World was 1.99 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.99 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4183 years in 1971.
- How does World rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- World ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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
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.