School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 1.57 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in SDG: Southern Asia, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: Southern Asia recorded 1.57 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in 2024.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 1.64 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.2 years, in 2022.
That places SDG: Southern Asia 94th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in SDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1.56 years | — |
| 2017 | 1.59 years | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.6 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.64 years | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.58 years | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 1.4 years | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 1.2 years | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 1.44 years | +19.9% |
| 2024 | 1.57 years | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.6 years | 1.56 years | 1.64 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.44 years | 1.2 years | 1.58 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
- 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
- 95 Kyrgyzstan 1.88 years compare
- 96 Montserrat 1.86 years compare
- 97 Seychelles 1.86 years compare
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 88.16 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 54.48 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 105.86 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 74.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 68.86 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in SDG: Southern Asia?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in SDG: Southern Asia was 1.57 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 years in 2022.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 94th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: 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