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

Latest (2024)
10.63 years
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
101st
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.63 years
in 2024
All-time low
6.87 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1999–2024

02.557.5101999201120241999: 6.9 years2000: 6.9 years2001: 6.9 years2002: 7.1 years2003: 7.8 years2004: 8 years2005: 8.2 years2006: 8.4 years2007: 8.7 years2008: 8.9 years2009: 9 years2010: 9.2 years2011: 9.2 years2012: 9.5 years2013: 9.8 years2014: 10 years2015: 10.1 years2016: 10.5 years2017: 10.3 years2018: 9.7 years2019: 9.7 years2020: 9.9 years2021: 10 years2022: 10.3 years2023: 10.4 years2024: 10.6 years

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

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1999 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 98 Gibraltar 11.76 years compare
  2. 99 Mongolia 11.76 years compare
  3. 100 Bahrain 11.73 years compare
  4. 101 Micronesia, Federated States of 11.73 years compare
  5. 102 New Caledonia 11.73 years
  6. 103 Suriname 11.72 years compare
  7. 104 United States of America 11.72 years compare

See the full ranking of 429 places →

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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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 15,518 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release