School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 8.16 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.16 years
Change on year
up 3.8%
Rank
135th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.3 years
in 2016
All-time low
5.72 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Southern Asia, 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 SDG: Southern Asia is 8.16 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 8.3 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.72 years, in 1999.
SDG: Southern Asia ranks 135th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.72 years | — |
| 2000 | 5.74 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 5.73 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 5.92 years | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 6.53 years | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 6.66 years | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 6.87 years | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 6.98 years | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 7.19 years | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 7.29 years | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 7.29 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.41 years | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 7.42 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 7.55 years | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 7.85 years | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 7.83 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 7.9 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 8.3 years | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 8.17 years | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 7.43 years | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 7.39 years | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 7.48 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 7.54 years | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 7.85 years | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 7.86 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 8.16 years | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.72 years | 5.72 years | 5.72 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.62 years | 5.73 years | 7.29 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.72 years | 7.39 years | 8.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.78 years | 7.48 years | 8.16 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
- 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
- 138 Sri Lanka 8.34 years compare
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Southern Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Southern Asia 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 SDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.72 years in 1999.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 135th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Southern Asia 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