ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) vs Sri Lanka: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
10.74 years
in 2024
Sri Lanka
11.82 years
in 2023
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank
94th
Sri Lanka rank
92nd

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female over time

  • ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
  • Sri Lanka
051015197620002024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 11.82 years against 10.74 years in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), a difference of 1.08 years.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)'s.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 94th and Sri Lanka ranks 92nd of 221 groups.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2010s 9.87 years 12.57 years 2.7 years Sri Lanka
2020s 10.31 years 11.96 years 1.65 years Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female, ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 11.82 years against 10.74 years in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female between ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) and Sri Lanka?
1.08 years, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) and Sri Lanka?
12 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) and Sri Lanka rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 94th and Sri Lanka ranks 92nd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 15,518 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release