School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in IDA only
IDA only: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 9.35 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in IDA only, 1970–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in IDA only stood at 9.35 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in IDA only peaked at 9.35 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.14 years, in 1971.
IDA only ranks 34th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.56 years | 3.14 years | 4.08 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.54 years | 4.24 years | 4.76 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.24 years | 4.7 years | 5.88 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.21 years | 6.1 years | 8.28 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9 years | 8.48 years | 9.35 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More gender data for IDA only
- Labor force, female 197.83 million (2025)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.36 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.5474 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.7351 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.2975 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 114.0% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 10.13 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 20.0% (2025)
- Literacy rate, adult female 65.3% (2024)
- Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 86.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in IDA only?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in IDA only was 9.35 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 9.35 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.14 years in 1971.
- How does IDA only rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- IDA only ranks 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.