School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 10.4 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
10.4 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
117th
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.95 years
in 2019
All-time low
9.9 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1999–2024

02.557.5101999201120241999: 9.9 years2000: 9.9 years2001: 10 years2002: 10.2 years2003: 10.4 years2004: 10.3 years2005: 10.3 years2006: 10.4 years2007: 10.3 years2008: 10.3 years2009: 10.2 years2010: 10.4 years2011: 10.6 years2012: 10.6 years2013: 10.6 years2014: 10.6 years2015: 10.7 years2016: 10.7 years2017: 10.8 years2018: 10.9 years2019: 11 years2020: 10.6 years2021: 10.5 years2022: 10.5 years2023: 10.4 years2024: 10.4 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) is 10.4 years, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 10.95 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.9 years, in 1999.

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 117th 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 secondary, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1999 to 2024.
Year years Change
1999 9.9 years
2000 9.92 years +0.2%
2001 9.99 years +0.7%
2002 10.18 years +1.9%
2003 10.39 years +2.1%
2004 10.25 years -1.3%
2005 10.3 years +0.5%
2006 10.35 years +0.5%
2007 10.35 years -0.1%
2008 10.34 years -0.1%
2009 10.24 years -0.9%
2010 10.45 years +2.0%
2011 10.57 years +1.1%
2012 10.58 years +0.1%
2013 10.59 years +0.1%
2014 10.6 years +0.1%
2015 10.66 years +0.6%
2016 10.67 years +0.1%
2017 10.76 years +0.9%
2018 10.88 years +1.1%
2019 10.95 years +0.7%
2020 10.58 years -3.4%
2021 10.49 years -0.9%
2022 10.47 years -0.2%
2023 10.41 years -0.5%
2024 10.4 years -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.9 years 9.9 years 9.9 years 1
2000s 10.23 years 9.92 years 10.39 years 10
2010s 10.67 years 10.45 years 10.95 years 10
2020s 10.47 years 10.4 years 10.58 years 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)

  1. 114 Maldives 11.46 years compare
  2. 115 Vietnam 11.43 years compare
  3. 116 Cote d'Ivoire 11.41 years compare
  4. 117 Saint Lucia 11.39 years compare
  5. 118 Cuba 11.37 years compare
  6. 119 Turkmenistan 11.37 years compare
  7. 120 Colombia 11.34 years compare

See the full ranking of 429 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 10.4 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
The highest recorded value was 10.95 years in 2019.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
The lowest recorded value was 9.9 years in 1999.
How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 117th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 15,518 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release