School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 8.03 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
8.03 years
Change on year
down 1.7%
Rank
209th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.18 years
in 2021
All-time low
3.31 years
in 1970
Years of data
53
1970–2022
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) recorded 8.03 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2022.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 8.18 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.31 years, in 1970.
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 209th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.31 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.32 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 3.4 years | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 3.48 years | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 3.51 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 3.6 years | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 3.68 years | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 3.78 years | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 3.86 years | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 3.91 years | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 4 years | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 4.1 years | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 4.14 years | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 4.16 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 4.2 years | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 4.14 years | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 4.18 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 4.21 years | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 4.24 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 4.17 years | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 4.05 years | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 4.18 years | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 4.07 years | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 4.07 years | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.12 years | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 4.27 years | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 4.28 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 4.49 years | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 4.63 years | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 4.69 years | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 4.89 years | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 5.1 years | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 5.39 years | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 5.66 years | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 5.86 years | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 6.2 years | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 6.49 years | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 6.72 years | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 7.1 years | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 7.25 years | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 7.36 years | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 7.5 years | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 7.6 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 7.61 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 7.69 years | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 7.66 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 7.78 years | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 7.88 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 7.95 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 8.06 years | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 8.17 years | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 8.18 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 8.03 years | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.58 years | 3.31 years | 3.91 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.15 years | 4 years | 4.24 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.29 years | 4.05 years | 4.69 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.07 years | 4.89 years | 7.25 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.71 years | 7.36 years | 8.06 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.13 years | 8.03 years | 8.18 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- 206 Guinea-Bissau 4.49 years compare
- 207 Equatorial Guinea 4.48 years compare
- 208 Somalia 0.9798 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11.44 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 8.03 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.18 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.31 years in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 209th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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