School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 1.31 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.31 years
Change on year
up 7.6%
Rank
124th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.31 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.3534 years
in 1973
Years of data
53
1972–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) stood at 1.31 years. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and up 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 1.31 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3534 years, in 1973.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 124th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.3537 years | — |
| 1973 | 0.3534 years | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3763 years | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4015 years | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4298 years | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.454 years | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.4738 years | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4942 years | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.507 years | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5149 years | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.5342 years | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.544 years | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5586 years | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5547 years | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.5649 years | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5757 years | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5863 years | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.5911 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5969 years | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6024 years | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.6081 years | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6046 years | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6041 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6103 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6207 years | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6295 years | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6452 years | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6235 years | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6195 years | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5853 years | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5258 years | -10.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4503 years | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.477 years | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5493 years | +15.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6828 years | +24.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7406 years | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7957 years | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7684 years | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8392 years | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9217 years | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8836 years | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9309 years | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8917 years | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9082 years | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9326 years | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.04 years | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 1.1 years | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 1.13 years | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.14 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.13 years | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.13 years | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.22 years | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 1.31 years | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4171 years | 0.3534 years | 0.4942 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.5531 years | 0.507 years | 0.5911 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6145 years | 0.5969 years | 0.6452 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6195 years | 0.4503 years | 0.7957 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9582 years | 0.8392 years | 1.13 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 years | 1.13 years | 1.31 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- 121 Bahrain 1.52 years compare
- 122 Trinidad and Tobago 1.52 years compare
- 123 Azerbaijan 1.5 years compare
- 124 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.49 years compare
- 125 Zimbabwe 1.48 years compare
- 126 Barbados 1.45 years compare
- 127 Saint Lucia 1.45 years compare
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 976,549 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.8278 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 1.31 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3534 years in 1973.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 124th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release