School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 10.63 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia stood at 10.63 years. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 10.63 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.87 years, in 1999.
That places SDG: Central and Southern Asia 101st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.87 years | — |
| 2000 | 6.89 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 6.88 years | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 7.11 years | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 7.81 years | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 7.96 years | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 8.21 years | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 8.4 years | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 8.65 years | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 8.9 years | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 8.96 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 9.17 years | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 9.25 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 9.48 years | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 9.81 years | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 10.01 years | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 10.08 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 10.5 years | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 10.32 years | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 9.71 years | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 9.72 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 9.86 years | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 9.96 years | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 10.32 years | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 10.36 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 10.63 years | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.87 years | 6.87 years | 6.87 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.98 years | 6.88 years | 8.96 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.81 years | 9.17 years | 10.5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.23 years | 9.86 years | 10.63 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- 98 Gibraltar 11.76 years compare
- 99 Mongolia 11.76 years compare
- 100 Bahrain 11.73 years compare
- 101 Micronesia, Federated States of 11.73 years compare
- 102 New Caledonia 11.73 years
- 103 Suriname 11.72 years compare
- 104 United States of America 11.72 years compare
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 57.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.55 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 10.63 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.63 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.87 years in 1999.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 101st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia 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