School life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408): School life expectancy, primary, female was 6.02 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.02 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
35th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.27 years
in 2008
All-time low
4.55 years
in 1974
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) is 6.02 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) peaked at 6.27 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.55 years, in 1974.
That places ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 35th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 4.63 years | — |
| 1974 | 4.55 years | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 5.09 years | +12.1% |
| 1976 | 5.48 years | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 5.42 years | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 5.21 years | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 5.13 years | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 5.08 years | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 5.14 years | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 5.13 years | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 5.23 years | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 5.35 years | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 5.66 years | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 6.01 years | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 5.98 years | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 6.11 years | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 5.9 years | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 5.79 years | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 5.71 years | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 5.61 years | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 5.5 years | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 5.46 years | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 5.49 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 5.54 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 5.56 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 5.51 years | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 5.74 years | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 5.85 years | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 5.95 years | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 6.02 years | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 6.1 years | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 6.18 years | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 6.26 years | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 6.23 years | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 6.25 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 6.27 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 6.24 years | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 6.18 years | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 6.15 years | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 6.16 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 6.16 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.91 years | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 5.88 years | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 5.9 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.94 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 5.95 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 5.96 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 5.99 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 6 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 6.03 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 5.99 years | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 6.02 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.07 years | 4.55 years | 5.48 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 5.56 years | 5.08 years | 6.11 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.59 years | 5.46 years | 5.79 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.13 years | 5.85 years | 6.27 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.02 years | 5.88 years | 6.18 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.01 years | 5.99 years | 6.03 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
- 32 Iceland 6.88 years compare
- 33 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.86 years compare
- 34 Trinidad and Tobago 6.86 years compare
- 35 Vanuatu 6.83 years compare
- 36 Madagascar 6.82 years compare
- 37 Saint Lucia 6.81 years compare
- 38 Peru 6.78 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7719 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 56.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) was 6.02 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.27 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.55 years in 1974.
- How does ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 35th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 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