School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia

SDG: Central and Southern Asia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 1.59 years in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.59 years
Change on year
up 9.0%
Rank
91st
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.63 years
in 2019
All-time low
1.22 years
in 2022
Years of data
13
2012–2024

School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 2012–2024

00.511.52012201820242012: 1.5 years2013: 1.5 years2014: 1.5 years2015: 1.5 years2016: 1.5 years2017: 1.6 years2018: 1.6 years2019: 1.6 years2020: 1.6 years2021: 1.4 years2022: 1.2 years2023: 1.5 years2024: 1.6 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia is 1.59 years, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 1.63 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.22 years, in 2022.

SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 91st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 2012 to 2024.
Year years Change
2012 1.53 years
2013 1.54 years +0.9%
2014 1.53 years -1.0%
2015 1.54 years +0.5%
2016 1.54 years +0.4%
2017 1.58 years +2.2%
2018 1.59 years +0.9%
2019 1.63 years +2.3%
2020 1.58 years -3.0%
2021 1.41 years -10.7%
2022 1.22 years -13.3%
2023 1.46 years +19.6%
2024 1.59 years +9.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.56 years 1.53 years 1.63 years 8
2020s 1.45 years 1.22 years 1.59 years 5

Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia

  1. 88 Nicaragua 2.01 years compare
  2. 89 Brunei Darussalam 1.99 years compare
  3. 90 Antigua and Barbuda 1.99 years compare
  4. 91 Cook Islands 1.98 years compare
  5. 92 Australia 1.96 years compare
  6. 93 United Arab Emirates 1.96 years compare
  7. 94 Malaysia 1.91 years compare

See the full ranking of 426 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 1.59 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 1.63 years in 2019.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.22 years in 2022.
How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 91st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
426 places, 13,947 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release