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
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 2012–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 88 Nicaragua 2.01 years compare
- 89 Brunei Darussalam 1.99 years compare
- 90 Antigua and Barbuda 1.99 years compare
- 91 Cook Islands 1.98 years compare
- 92 Australia 1.96 years compare
- 93 United Arab Emirates 1.96 years compare
- 94 Malaysia 1.91 years compare
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 57.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.55 million (2024)
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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February 2026 Data Release