School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 8.39 years in 2021. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1998β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) recorded 8.39 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2021.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 8.42 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.67 years, in 1998.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 113th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.72 years | 5.67 years | 5.76 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.7 years | 5.96 years | 7.17 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.11 years | 7.42 years | 8.42 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4 years | 8.39 years | 8.4 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- 110 United States 8.79 years compare
- 111 Nicaragua 8.77 years compare
- 112 Kazakhstan, Republic of 8.76 years compare
- 113 Ghana 8.76 years compare
- 114 Cayman Islands 8.74 years compare
- 115 Bahrain, Kingdom of 8.74 years compare
- 116 Croatia 8.71 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.84 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 22.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.36 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 8.39 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.42 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.67 years in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 113th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release