School life expectancy, primary, female in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
AIMS: Asia and the Pacific: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.73 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.73 years
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
103rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.85 years
in 2016
All-time low
4.37 years
in 1974
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific is 5.73 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific peaked at 5.85 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.37 years, in 1974.
AIMS: Asia and the Pacific ranks 103rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, female in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 4.4 years | — |
| 1974 | 4.37 years | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 4.63 years | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 4.82 years | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 4.79 years | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 4.72 years | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 4.67 years | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 4.66 years | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 4.68 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 4.7 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 4.74 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 4.81 years | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 4.92 years | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 5.04 years | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 5.03 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 5.13 years | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 5.02 years | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 4.98 years | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 4.97 years | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 4.96 years | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 4.93 years | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 4.93 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 4.94 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 4.97 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 4.94 years | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 4.91 years | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 4.98 years | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 5 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 5.01 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 5.08 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 5.37 years | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 5.43 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 5.49 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 5.52 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 5.58 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 5.62 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 5.61 years | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.63 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 5.61 years | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 5.66 years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 5.79 years | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 5.67 years | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 5.67 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 5.85 years | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 5.78 years | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 5.38 years | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 5.34 years | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 5.39 years | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 5.4 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 5.56 years | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 5.58 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 5.73 years | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.63 years | 4.37 years | 4.82 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 4.87 years | 4.66 years | 5.13 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.95 years | 4.91 years | 4.98 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.37 years | 5 years | 5.62 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.64 years | 5.34 years | 5.85 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.53 years | 5.39 years | 5.73 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
More education data for AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 175.71 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 190.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 120.01 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 17.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 209.64 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 234.01 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 122.19 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific was 5.73 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 5.85 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.37 years in 1974.
- How does AIMS: Asia and the Pacific rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific ranks 103rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: Asia and the Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release