School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)
ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 8.93 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.93 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
65th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.15 years
in 2017
All-time low
8.14 years
in 1995
Years of data
31
1994–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) stood at 8.93 years.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) peaked at 9.15 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.14 years, in 1995.
ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) ranks 65th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 8.19 years | — |
| 1995 | 8.14 years | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 8.22 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 8.26 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 8.27 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 8.31 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 8.32 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 8.37 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 8.49 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 8.59 years | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 8.65 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 8.56 years | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 8.6 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 8.8 years | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 8.72 years | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 8.78 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 8.95 years | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 9.05 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 9.05 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 9 years | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 9.06 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 9.08 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 9.07 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 9.15 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 9.1 years | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 8.96 years | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 8.96 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.94 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 8.91 years | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 8.88 years | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 8.93 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.23 years | 8.14 years | 8.31 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 8.59 years | 8.32 years | 8.8 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.05 years | 8.95 years | 9.15 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.92 years | 8.88 years | 8.96 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)
- 62 Hong Kong, China 9.54 years compare
- 63 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9.51 years compare
- 64 Spain 9.49 years compare
- 65 Cyprus 9.48 years compare
- 66 Saudi Arabia 9.47 years compare
- 67 Timor-Leste 9.47 years compare
- 68 Gibraltar 9.47 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0787 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 34.89 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9066 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) was 8.93 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-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.15 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.14 years in 1995.
- How does ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) ranks 65th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 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