School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (life) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (life) was 9.63 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.63 years
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
145th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.69 years
in 2023
All-time low
5.83 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) stood at 9.63 years.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 9.69 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.83 years, in 1971.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 145th 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 (years) (life) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.86 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.83 years | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 5.88 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 5.94 years | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 5.96 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 6.08 years | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 6.21 years | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 6.34 years | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 6.44 years | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 6.67 years | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 6.8 years | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 6.88 years | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 6.98 years | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 7.07 years | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 7.14 years | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 7.2 years | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 7.31 years | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 7.4 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 7.41 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 7.4 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 7.44 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 7.5 years | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 7.27 years | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 7.32 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 7.54 years | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 7.46 years | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 7.43 years | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 7.59 years | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 7.69 years | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 7.8 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 7.9 years | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 8.02 years | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 8.18 years | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 8.32 years | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 8.43 years | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 8.7 years | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 8.76 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 8.67 years | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 8.64 years | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 8.72 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 8.78 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 8.91 years | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 9.1 years | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 8.81 years | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 8.85 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 8.94 years | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 9.04 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.16 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 9.27 years | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 9.38 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 9.45 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 9.51 years | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 9.53 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 9.69 years | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 9.63 years | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.12 years | 5.83 years | 6.67 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.16 years | 6.8 years | 7.41 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.5 years | 7.27 years | 7.8 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.44 years | 7.9 years | 8.76 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.02 years | 8.78 years | 9.38 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.56 years | 9.45 years | 9.69 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- 142 Kenya 10.7 years compare
- 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
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6849 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 9.63 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.69 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.83 years in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 145th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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