School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 8.16 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) is 8.16 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 8.3 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.78 years, in 1999.
That places ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 134th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.78 years | — |
| 2000 | 5.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 5.81 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 5.99 years | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 6.57 years | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 6.7 years | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 6.9 years | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 7.01 years | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 7.22 years | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 7.32 years | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 7.32 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.43 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 7.45 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 7.57 years | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 7.89 years | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 7.87 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 7.92 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 8.3 years | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 8.18 years | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 7.47 years | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 7.43 years | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 7.53 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 7.56 years | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 7.87 years | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 7.88 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 8.16 years | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.78 years | 5.78 years | 5.78 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.66 years | 5.8 years | 7.32 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.75 years | 7.43 years | 8.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8 years | 7.53 years | 8.16 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- 131 Seychelles 8.45 years compare
- 132 Zimbabwe 8.43 years compare
- 133 Marshall Islands 8.41 years compare
- 134 Cameroon 8.4 years compare
- 135 Jamaica 8.4 years compare
- 136 Macau, China 8.37 years compare
- 137 Palestine, State of 8.37 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 108.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 8.16 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.78 years in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 134th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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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February 2026 Data Release