School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in IDA blend
IDA blend: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 8.56 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in IDA blend, 1970–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in IDA blend is 8.56 years, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in IDA blend peaked at 8.6 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.29 years, in 1970.
IDA blend ranks 41st of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.29 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.37 years | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 3.51 years | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 3.66 years | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 3.88 years | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 3.94 years | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 3.98 years | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 4.24 years | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 4.58 years | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 4.97 years | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 5.24 years | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 5.58 years | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 5.92 years | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 5.96 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 5.96 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 6.09 years | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 5.9 years | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 5.87 years | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 5.7 years | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 5.7 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5.69 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 5.79 years | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 5.92 years | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 5.99 years | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 5.99 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5.93 years | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 5.82 years | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 5.97 years | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 6.08 years | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 6.2 years | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 6.37 years | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 6.4 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 6.43 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 6.73 years | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 7.08 years | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 7.31 years | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 7.43 years | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 7.42 years | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 7.41 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 7.66 years | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 7.88 years | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 8 years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 8.28 years | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 8.6 years | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 8.42 years | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 8.42 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.4 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 8.38 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 8.48 years | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 8.56 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.94 years | 3.29 years | 4.97 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.79 years | 5.24 years | 6.09 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.94 years | 5.69 years | 6.2 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.03 years | 6.37 years | 7.66 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.34 years | 7.88 years | 8.6 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More gender data for IDA blend
- Labor force, female 110.95 million (2025)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 130.6% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 9.46 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 16.4% (2025)
- Literacy rate, adult female 61.5% (2024)
- Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 88.4% (2024)
- Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 74.0% (2024)
- Female migrants 46.0% (2020)
- Rural population, male 29.4% (2015)
- Rural population, female 29.0% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in IDA blend?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in IDA blend was 8.56 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 blend?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.29 years in 1970.
- How does IDA blend rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- IDA blend ranks 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.