School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) was 4.67 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.67 years
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
196th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.11 years
in 2012
All-time low
2.65 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) stood at 4.67 years.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 5.11 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.65 years, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 196th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.65 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.65 years | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 2.66 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 2.65 years | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 2.66 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 2.67 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 2.69 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 2.75 years | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 2.79 years | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 2.83 years | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 2.88 years | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 2.96 years | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 2.98 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 3.03 years | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 3.07 years | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 3.08 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 3.12 years | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 3.16 years | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 3.23 years | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 3.35 years | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 3.42 years | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 3.46 years | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 3.47 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 3.39 years | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 3.51 years | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 3.56 years | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 3.56 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 3.48 years | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 3.43 years | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 3.38 years | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 3.42 years | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 3.38 years | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 3.93 years | +16.1% |
| 2003 | 4.27 years | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 4.22 years | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 4.4 years | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 4.69 years | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 4.75 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 4.82 years | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 4.94 years | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 5.06 years | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 5.1 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 5.11 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 5.03 years | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 4.99 years | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.91 years | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 4.9 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 4.88 years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 4.86 years | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 4.86 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.72 years | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 4.7 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 4.68 years | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 4.69 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 4.67 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.7 years | 2.65 years | 2.83 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.09 years | 2.88 years | 3.35 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.47 years | 3.38 years | 3.56 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.28 years | 3.38 years | 4.94 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.97 years | 4.86 years | 5.11 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.69 years | 4.67 years | 4.72 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 20.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5014 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 4.67 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.11 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.65 years in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 196th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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