School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 8.65 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
8.65 years
Change on year
down 1.3%
Rank
178th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.77 years
in 2020
All-time low
2.7 years
in 1971
Years of data
53
1970–2022
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2022, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries stood at 8.65 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 8.77 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.7 years, in 1971.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 178th out of 221 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.72 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.7 years | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 2.89 years | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 3.01 years | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 3.05 years | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 3.21 years | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 3.32 years | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 3.43 years | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 3.56 years | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 3.67 years | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 3.79 years | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 3.91 years | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 4.03 years | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 4.03 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4.08 years | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 4 years | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 4.07 years | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 4.06 years | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 4.24 years | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 4.23 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 4.16 years | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 4.35 years | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 4.39 years | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 4.46 years | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 4.58 years | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 4.74 years | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 4.84 years | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 5.05 years | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 5.19 years | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 5.33 years | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 5.56 years | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 5.77 years | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 6.1 years | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 6.34 years | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 6.49 years | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 6.75 years | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 7.01 years | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 7.21 years | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 7.47 years | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 7.62 years | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 7.78 years | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 7.95 years | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 8.08 years | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 8.23 years | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 8.31 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 8.32 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 8.43 years | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 8.48 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 8.58 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 8.68 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 8.77 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 8.76 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 8.65 years | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.16 years | 2.7 years | 3.67 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.04 years | 3.79 years | 4.24 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.71 years | 4.16 years | 5.33 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.63 years | 5.56 years | 7.62 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.28 years | 7.78 years | 8.68 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.73 years | 8.65 years | 8.77 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
- 175 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 9.56 years compare
- 176 El Salvador 9.53 years compare
- 177 San Marino 9.44 years compare
- 178 Senegal 9.29 years compare
- 179 Tajikistan 9.14 years compare
- 180 Guatemala 8.96 years compare
- 181 Benin 8.96 years compare
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 36.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 87.82 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 37.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 36.80 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 8.65 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 8.77 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7 years in 1971.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 178th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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