School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 11.88 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in IDA & IBRD total, 1970–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 11.88 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 11.88 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.84 years, in 1970.
That places IDA & IBRD total 27th out of 43 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.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.84 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.92 years | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 6.04 years | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 6.25 years | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 6.3 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 6.53 years | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 6.7 years | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 6.89 years | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 6.97 years | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 6.98 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 6.98 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 7.06 years | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 7.07 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 7.15 years | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 7.23 years | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 7.36 years | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 7.52 years | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 7.58 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 7.69 years | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 7.71 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 7.73 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 7.83 years | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 7.91 years | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 7.99 years | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 8.06 years | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 8.15 years | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 8.23 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 8.34 years | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 8.39 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 8.5 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 8.69 years | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 8.77 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 8.98 years | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 9.33 years | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 9.52 years | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 9.76 years | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 9.92 years | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 10.15 years | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 10.39 years | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 10.53 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 10.75 years | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 10.97 years | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 11.21 years | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 11.48 years | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 11.61 years | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 11.7 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 11.88 years | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 11.88 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.78 years | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 11.88 years | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.44 years | 5.84 years | 6.98 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.34 years | 6.98 years | 7.71 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.11 years | 7.73 years | 8.5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.61 years | 8.69 years | 10.53 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.51 years | 10.75 years | 11.88 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More gender data for IDA & IBRD total
- Labor force, female 1.22 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1741 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 12.36 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 118.6% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.96 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 20.3% (2025)
- Literacy rate, adult female 82.1% (2024)
- Female migrants 47.0% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in IDA & IBRD total?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in IDA & IBRD total was 11.88 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 11.88 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.84 years in 1970.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.