School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) was 5.65 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.65 years
Change on year
up 2.6%
Rank
129th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.77 years
in 2016
All-time low
4.36 years
in 1974
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) is 5.65 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 5.77 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.36 years, in 1974.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 129th 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 (years) (life female years) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 4.38 years | — |
| 1974 | 4.36 years | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 4.61 years | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 4.79 years | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 4.76 years | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 4.69 years | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 4.65 years | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 4.63 years | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 4.66 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 4.68 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 4.71 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 4.78 years | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 4.89 years | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 5 years | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 4.99 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 5.08 years | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 4.98 years | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 4.94 years | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 4.93 years | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 4.92 years | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 4.9 years | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 4.89 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 4.91 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 4.94 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 4.91 years | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 4.88 years | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 4.95 years | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 4.97 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 4.98 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 5.05 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 5.33 years | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 5.39 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 5.45 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 5.48 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 5.54 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 5.57 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 5.56 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 5.58 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 5.56 years | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 5.61 years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 5.72 years | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 5.6 years | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 5.61 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 5.77 years | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 5.7 years | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 5.32 years | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 5.28 years | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 5.33 years | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 5.33 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.49 years | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 5.51 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 5.65 years | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.61 years | 4.36 years | 4.79 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 4.84 years | 4.63 years | 5.08 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.92 years | 4.88 years | 4.95 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.33 years | 4.97 years | 5.57 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.58 years | 5.28 years | 5.77 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.46 years | 5.33 years | 5.65 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 5.65 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.77 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.36 years in 1974.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 129th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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