School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 9.39 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.39 years
Change on year
down 1.8%
Rank
152nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.56 years
in 2023
All-time low
8.22 years
in 1997
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) recorded 9.39 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 9.56 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.22 years, in 1997.
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 152nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.56 years | — |
| 1971 | 8.48 years | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 8.47 years | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 8.51 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 8.52 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 8.57 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 8.64 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 8.74 years | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 8.8 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 9.1 years | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 9.22 years | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 9.25 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 9.21 years | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 9.13 years | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 9.05 years | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 9.05 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 9.07 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 9.08 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 9.03 years | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 8.91 years | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 8.88 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 8.89 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 8.6 years | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 8.52 years | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 8.43 years | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 8.34 years | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 8.24 years | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 8.22 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 8.24 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 8.24 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 8.3 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 8.42 years | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 8.63 years | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 8.84 years | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 8.95 years | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 9.13 years | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 9.23 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 9.34 years | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 9.22 years | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 9.13 years | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 9.2 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 9.36 years | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 9.46 years | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 8.72 years | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 8.8 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 8.9 years | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 8.99 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.09 years | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 9.22 years | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 9.24 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 9.28 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 9.31 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 9.52 years | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 9.56 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 9.39 years | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.64 years | 8.47 years | 9.1 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.1 years | 8.91 years | 9.25 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.46 years | 8.22 years | 8.89 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.92 years | 8.3 years | 9.34 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1 years | 8.72 years | 9.46 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.41 years | 9.28 years | 9.56 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- 149 Paraguay 10.47 years compare
- 150 Kyrgyzstan 10.46 years compare
- 151 Gabon 10.45 years compare
- 152 Guyana 10.43 years compare
- 153 Panama 10.42 years compare
- 154 Solomon Islands 10.39 years compare
- 155 Puerto Rico 10.34 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.00 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 11.66 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 10.71 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.24 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 9.39 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.56 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.22 years in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 152nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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