School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (life) in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (life) was 9.63 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
9.63 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
146th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.63 years
in 2019
All-time low
4.68 years
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) stood at 9.63 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) peaked at 9.63 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.68 years, in 1970.
ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) ranks 146th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (life) in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.68 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.72 years | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 4.82 years | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 4.87 years | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 5 years | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 5.13 years | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 5.11 years | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 5.12 years | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 5.17 years | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 5.29 years | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 5.47 years | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 5.51 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 5.65 years | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 5.8 years | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 5.95 years | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 6.04 years | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 6.13 years | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 6.2 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 6.29 years | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 6.4 years | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 6.33 years | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 6.28 years | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 6.32 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 6.49 years | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 6.53 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 6.44 years | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 6.35 years | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 6.48 years | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 6.67 years | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 6.48 years | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 6.34 years | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 6.16 years | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 6.13 years | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 6.05 years | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 6.09 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 6.13 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 6.12 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 6.24 years | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 6.44 years | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 7.02 years | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 7.65 years | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 8.2 years | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 8.74 years | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 8.87 years | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 8.98 years | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 9.09 years | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 9.19 years | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 9.39 years | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 9.61 years | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 9.63 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.99 years | 4.68 years | 5.29 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.94 years | 5.47 years | 6.4 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.44 years | 6.28 years | 6.67 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.27 years | 6.05 years | 7.02 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.93 years | 7.65 years | 9.63 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
- 143 Ghana 10.68 years compare
- 144 Seychelles 10.67 years compare
- 145 Azerbaijan 10.65 years compare
- 146 Malawi 10.63 years compare
- 147 Bangladesh 10.61 years compare
- 148 Belarus 10.55 years compare
- 149 Paraguay 10.47 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.26 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.75 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49,680 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 355,410 (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 429,558 (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 503,737 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.59 % change on previous year (2000)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) was 9.63 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.63 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.68 years in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) ranks 146th out of 221 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) 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