School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) was 5.98 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.98 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
43rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.17 years
in 2020
All-time low
2.36 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) stood at 5.98 years.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 6.17 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.36 years, in 1970.
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 43rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.36 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.37 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 2.43 years | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 2.46 years | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 2.54 years | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 2.69 years | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 2.83 years | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 3 years | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 3.19 years | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 3.33 years | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 3.44 years | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 3.56 years | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 3.59 years | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 3.55 years | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 3.45 years | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 3.33 years | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 3.34 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 3.32 years | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 3.31 years | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 3.24 years | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 3.12 years | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 3.23 years | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 3.14 years | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 3.18 years | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 3.22 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 3.32 years | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 3.37 years | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 3.61 years | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 3.76 years | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 3.85 years | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 4.03 years | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 4.22 years | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 4.44 years | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 4.65 years | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 4.87 years | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 5.12 years | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 5.34 years | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 5.54 years | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 5.82 years | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 5.86 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 5.85 years | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.85 years | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.87 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 5.91 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 5.93 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 5.87 years | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 5.92 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 5.99 years | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 6.03 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 6.1 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 6.17 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 6.13 years | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 5.98 years | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 5.96 years | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 5.98 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.72 years | 2.36 years | 3.33 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.41 years | 3.24 years | 3.59 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.38 years | 3.12 years | 3.85 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.99 years | 4.03 years | 5.86 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.93 years | 5.85 years | 6.1 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.04 years | 5.96 years | 6.17 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.57 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.63 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 5.98 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.17 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.36 years in 1970.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 43rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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