School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 10.26 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.26 years
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
131st
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.26 years
in 2024
All-time low
6.21 years
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) stood at 10.26 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% 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 Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 10.26 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.21 years, in 1975.
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 131st 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 in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 6.21 years | — |
| 1976 | 6.25 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 6.31 years | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 6.38 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 6.44 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 6.5 years | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 6.55 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 6.63 years | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 6.64 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 6.66 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 6.67 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 6.65 years | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 6.66 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 6.68 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 6.7 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 6.7 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 6.77 years | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 6.83 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 6.88 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 6.96 years | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 6.97 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 6.99 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 7.07 years | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 7.14 years | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 7.21 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 7.29 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 7.31 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 7.48 years | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 7.99 years | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 8.17 years | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 8.38 years | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 8.5 years | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 8.64 years | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 8.79 years | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 8.88 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 9.07 years | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 9.16 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 9.39 years | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 9.67 years | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 9.71 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 9.74 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 9.97 years | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 9.89 years | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 9.56 years | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 9.61 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 9.73 years | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 9.8 years | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 10.03 years | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 10.1 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 10.26 years | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.32 years | 6.21 years | 6.44 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 6.64 years | 6.5 years | 6.7 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.95 years | 6.7 years | 7.21 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.14 years | 7.29 years | 8.88 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.57 years | 9.07 years | 9.97 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.98 years | 9.73 years | 10.26 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- 128 Belize 11.04 years compare
- 129 Togo 11.01 years compare
- 130 Palestine, State of 11 years compare
- 131 Kazakhstan 10.99 years compare
- 132 Macau, China 10.98 years compare
- 133 Botswana 10.93 years compare
- 134 Myanmar 10.9 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0831 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 143.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 135.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 170.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 181.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 10.26 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.26 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.21 years in 1975.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 131st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- 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 Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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