School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)

UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean): 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
73rd
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 UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean), 1994–2024

02468101994200920241994: 8.2 years1995: 8.1 years1996: 8.2 years1997: 8.3 years1998: 8.3 years1999: 8.3 years2000: 8.3 years2001: 8.4 years2002: 8.5 years2003: 8.6 years2004: 8.6 years2005: 8.6 years2006: 8.6 years2007: 8.8 years2008: 8.7 years2009: 8.8 years2010: 8.9 years2011: 9 years2012: 9 years2013: 9 years2014: 9.1 years2015: 9.1 years2016: 9.1 years2017: 9.1 years2018: 9.1 years2019: 9 years2020: 9 years2021: 8.9 years2022: 8.9 years2023: 8.9 years2024: 8.9 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) stood at 8.93 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) peaked at 9.15 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.14 years, in 1995.

That places UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) 73rd 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 31 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean), year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years) in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean), 1994 to 2024.
Year years Change
1994 8.18 years
1995 8.14 years -0.5%
1996 8.21 years +0.9%
1997 8.25 years +0.5%
1998 8.26 years +0.1%
1999 8.31 years +0.5%
2000 8.31 years +0.1%
2001 8.36 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 -0.9%
2009 8.78 years +0.7%
2010 8.95 years +1.9%
2011 9.05 years +1.1%
2012 9.04 years -0.1%
2013 9 years -0.5%
2014 9.06 years +0.7%
2015 9.08 years +0.2%
2016 9.06 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 8.93 years -0.3%
2022 8.9 years -0.3%
2023 8.87 years -0.4%
2024 8.93 years +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.23 years 8.14 years 8.31 years 6
2000s 8.59 years 8.31 years 8.8 years 10
2010s 9.04 years 8.95 years 9.15 years 10
2020s 8.92 years 8.87 years 8.96 years 5

Countries ranked near UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)

  1. 70 Montenegro 9.43 years compare
  2. 71 Luxembourg 9.41 years compare
  3. 72 Nepal 9.4 years compare
  4. 73 Tunisia 9.38 years compare
  5. 74 Belgium 9.38 years compare
  6. 75 China 9.35 years compare
  7. 76 Brazil 9.34 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 UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) 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 UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)?
The highest recorded value was 9.15 years in 2017.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)?
The lowest recorded value was 8.14 years in 1995.
How does UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) ranks 73rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) 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