School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 10.61 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: South Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
UNICEF: South Asia recorded 10.61 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 10.61 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.64 years, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: South Asia 102nd 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 UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.64 years | — |
| 2000 | 6.68 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 6.66 years | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 6.92 years | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 7.66 years | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 7.81 years | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 8.08 years | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 8.27 years | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 8.54 years | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 8.8 years | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 8.86 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 9.09 years | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 9.16 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 9.4 years | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 9.73 years | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 9.95 years | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 10.02 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 10.47 years | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 10.27 years | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 9.6 years | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 9.6 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.75 years | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 9.86 years | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 10.26 years | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 10.29 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 10.61 years | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.64 years | 6.64 years | 6.64 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.83 years | 6.66 years | 8.86 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.73 years | 9.09 years | 10.47 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.16 years | 9.75 years | 10.61 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: South Asia
- 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
- 105 Indonesia 11.7 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 51.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: South Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: South Asia was 10.61 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.61 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.64 years in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 102nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: South 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