School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in IBRD only
IBRD only: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 13.53 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in IBRD only, 1970–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 13.53 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in IBRD only peaked at 13.59 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.48 years, in 1970.
That places IBRD only 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.13 years | 6.48 years | 7.7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.08 years | 7.65 years | 8.59 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.04 years | 8.62 years | 9.52 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.77 years | 9.76 years | 11.8 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.05 years | 12.05 years | 13.59 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 16 Spain 18.21 years compare
- 17 Puerto Rico 17.99 years compare
- 18 United Kingdom 17.74 years compare
- 19 Turkey 17.61 years compare
- 20 Hong Kong 17.49 years compare
- 21 Macao 17.12 years compare
- 22 Costa Rica 17.06 years compare
More gender data for IBRD only
- Labor force, female 909.15 million (2025)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 117.9% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.12 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 21.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 129.8% (2022)
- Literacy rate, adult female 87.9% (2024)
- Female migrants 46.5% (2020)
- Rural population, female 23.0% (2015)
- Rural population, male 23.9% (2015)
- Urban population, female 26.4% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in IBRD only?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in IBRD only was 13.53 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 13.59 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.48 years in 1970.
- How does IBRD only rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- IBRD only ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.