School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 8.12 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: South Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UNICEF: South Asia recorded 8.12 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2024.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 8.26 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.65 years, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: South Asia 141st 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 UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.65 years | — |
| 2000 | 5.69 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 5.68 years | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 5.87 years | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 6.5 years | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 6.62 years | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 6.84 years | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 6.95 years | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 7.18 years | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 7.28 years | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 7.28 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.4 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 7.41 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 7.54 years | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 7.83 years | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 7.83 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 7.89 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 8.26 years | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 8.14 years | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 7.36 years | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 7.31 years | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 7.41 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 7.46 years | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 7.79 years | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 7.8 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 8.12 years | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.65 years | 5.65 years | 5.65 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.59 years | 5.68 years | 7.28 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7 years | 7.31 years | 8.26 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.72 years | 7.41 years | 8.12 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: South Asia
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 51.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1267 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: South Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: South Asia was 8.12 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.26 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.65 years in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 141st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: South 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release