School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 11.82 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.82 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
48th
of 221 groups
All-time high
11.9 years
in 2013
All-time low
7.16 years
in 1982
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) is 11.82 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) peaked at 11.9 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.16 years, in 1982.
That places ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 48th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 7.29 years | — |
| 1976 | 7.69 years | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 8.1 years | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 8.23 years | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 7.87 years | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 7.47 years | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 7.35 years | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 7.16 years | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 7.19 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 7.32 years | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 7.68 years | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 8.08 years | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 8.19 years | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 8.39 years | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 8.28 years | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 8.18 years | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 8.21 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 8.26 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 8.27 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 8.33 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 8.48 years | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 8.73 years | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 8.94 years | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 9.05 years | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 9.42 years | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 9.7 years | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 9.85 years | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 9.99 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 10.15 years | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 10.45 years | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 10.75 years | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 10.95 years | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 11.19 years | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 11.46 years | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 11.74 years | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 11.73 years | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.79 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 11.83 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 11.9 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 11.46 years | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 11.37 years | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 11.31 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 11.33 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 11.38 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 11.5 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 11.61 years | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 11.67 years | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 11.75 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 11.77 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 11.82 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.84 years | 7.29 years | 8.23 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 7.71 years | 7.16 years | 8.39 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.59 years | 8.18 years | 9.42 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.62 years | 9.7 years | 11.74 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.56 years | 11.31 years | 11.9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.72 years | 11.61 years | 11.82 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
More education data for ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 119.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7719 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) was 11.82 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.16 years in 1982.
- How does ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 48th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release