School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) was 5.36 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.36 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
159th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.49 years
in 2013
All-time low
2.46 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) is 5.36 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 5.49 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.46 years, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 159th 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 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.51 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.46 years | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 2.7 years | +9.8% |
| 1973 | 2.86 years | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 2.83 years | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 2.94 years | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 2.98 years | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 3.01 years | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 3.02 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 3.03 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 3.03 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 3.13 years | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 3.23 years | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 3.16 years | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 3.29 years | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 3.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 3.37 years | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 3.37 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.69 years | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 3.73 years | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 3.75 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 3.87 years | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 3.98 years | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 4.01 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 4.12 years | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 4.14 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 4.19 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 4.18 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 4.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 4.22 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 4.29 years | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 4.3 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 4.59 years | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 4.77 years | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 4.76 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 4.84 years | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 4.94 years | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 4.98 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 4.9 years | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 5 years | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 5.14 years | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 5.34 years | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 5.45 years | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 5.49 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 5.46 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 5.45 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.43 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 5.31 years | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 5.34 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 5.4 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 5.38 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 5.38 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 5.37 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 5.38 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 5.36 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.84 years | 2.46 years | 3.03 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.33 years | 3.03 years | 3.73 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.07 years | 3.75 years | 4.22 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.74 years | 4.29 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.38 years | 5.14 years | 5.49 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.37 years | 5.36 years | 5.38 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- 156 Central African Republic 5.11 years compare
- 157 Italy 5.11 years compare
- 158 Gabon 5.11 years compare
- 159 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.09 years compare
- 160 Liechtenstein 5.09 years compare
- 161 Syria 5 years compare
- 162 Solomon Islands 4.99 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1447 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1654 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4483 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 5.36 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.49 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.46 years in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 159th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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