School life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.98 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1970β2024
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.
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)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.1% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.57 million (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.21 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 64.75 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 48.88 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.59 million (2024)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) β
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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release