School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 9.04 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
9.04 years
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
42nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.4 years
in 2008
All-time low
7.48 years
in 1994
Years of data
31
1994–2024

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), 1994–2024

02468101994200920241994: 7.5 years1995: 7.5 years1996: 7.7 years1997: 7.9 years1998: 7.9 years1999: 8.2 years2000: 8.3 years2001: 8.5 years2002: 8.6 years2003: 8.8 years2004: 9 years2005: 9.2 years2006: 9.3 years2007: 9.4 years2008: 9.4 years2009: 9.4 years2010: 9.4 years2011: 9.3 years2012: 9.3 years2013: 9.2 years2014: 8.7 years2015: 8.7 years2016: 8.7 years2017: 8.7 years2018: 8.8 years2019: 8.9 years2020: 9 years2021: 9 years2022: 9 years2023: 9 years2024: 9 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) recorded 9.04 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) peaked at 9.4 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7.48 years, in 1994.

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 42nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years) in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), 1994 to 2024.
Year years Change
1994 7.48 years
1995 7.51 years +0.4%
1996 7.71 years +2.7%
1997 7.88 years +2.3%
1998 7.88 years -0.1%
1999 8.15 years +3.5%
2000 8.27 years +1.4%
2001 8.49 years +2.6%
2002 8.64 years +1.8%
2003 8.77 years +1.6%
2004 8.98 years +2.4%
2005 9.19 years +2.3%
2006 9.34 years +1.7%
2007 9.38 years +0.4%
2008 9.4 years +0.2%
2009 9.4 years -0.0%
2010 9.35 years -0.5%
2011 9.33 years -0.3%
2012 9.29 years -0.4%
2013 9.16 years -1.4%
2014 8.74 years -4.5%
2015 8.69 years -0.7%
2016 8.71 years +0.2%
2017 8.75 years +0.5%
2018 8.8 years +0.5%
2019 8.89 years +1.0%
2020 8.96 years +0.9%
2021 8.96 years -0.1%
2022 8.98 years +0.2%
2023 8.96 years -0.2%
2024 9.04 years +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.77 years 7.48 years 8.15 years 6
2000s 8.98 years 8.27 years 9.4 years 10
2010s 8.97 years 8.69 years 9.35 years 10
2020s 8.98 years 8.96 years 9.04 years 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)

  1. 39 Netherlands 10.06 years compare
  2. 40 Norway 10.01 years compare
  3. 41 Andorra 9.99 years compare
  4. 42 Portugal 9.99 years compare
  5. 43 Zambia 9.95 years compare
  6. 44 Mauritius 9.93 years compare
  7. 45 Papua New Guinea 9.91 years compare

See the full ranking of 421 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) was 9.04 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
The highest recorded value was 9.4 years in 2008.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
The lowest recorded value was 7.48 years in 1994.
How does ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 42nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,261 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release