School life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)

ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419): School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.73 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5.73 years
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
99th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.31 years
in 1985
All-time low
5.1 years
in 1973
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) recorded 5.73 years for school life expectancy, primary, female in 2024.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) peaked at 6.31 years in 1985 and was at its lowest, 5.1 years, in 1973.

That places ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 99th 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 in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419), year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary, female (years) in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419), 1970 to 2024.
Year years Change
1970 5.14 years
1971 5.16 years +0.4%
1972 5.16 years -0.0%
1973 5.1 years -1.1%
1974 5.11 years +0.1%
1975 5.24 years +2.6%
1976 5.36 years +2.3%
1977 5.47 years +2.1%
1978 5.64 years +3.1%
1979 5.69 years +1.0%
1980 5.8 years +1.8%
1981 5.9 years +1.7%
1982 6.05 years +2.5%
1983 6.16 years +1.9%
1984 6.26 years +1.7%
1985 6.31 years +0.7%
1986 6.27 years -0.6%
1987 6.27 years -0.1%
1988 6.25 years -0.3%
1989 6.23 years -0.3%
1990 6.08 years -2.4%
1991 6.08 years +0.1%
1992 6.1 years +0.3%
1993 6.12 years +0.3%
1994 6.18 years +1.0%
1995 6.13 years -0.7%
1996 6.16 years +0.4%
1997 6.15 years -0.1%
1998 6.12 years -0.6%
1999 6.13 years +0.2%
2000 6.07 years -1.1%
2001 6.08 years +0.2%
2002 6.1 years +0.3%
2003 6.12 years +0.3%
2004 6.12 years +0.1%
2005 6.08 years -0.7%
2006 6.03 years -0.7%
2007 6.11 years +1.3%
2008 6.08 years -0.5%
2009 6.1 years +0.3%
2010 6.2 years +1.8%
2011 6.3 years +1.5%
2012 6.27 years -0.5%
2013 6.18 years -1.4%
2014 6.13 years -0.8%
2015 6.06 years -1.0%
2016 6.02 years -0.8%
2017 5.92 years -1.7%
2018 5.8 years -1.9%
2019 5.65 years -2.6%
2020 5.66 years +0.2%
2021 5.66 years -0.1%
2022 5.66 years +0.1%
2023 5.66 years -0.0%
2024 5.73 years +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.31 years 5.1 years 5.69 years 10
1980s 6.15 years 5.8 years 6.31 years 10
1990s 6.13 years 6.08 years 6.18 years 10
2000s 6.09 years 6.03 years 6.12 years 10
2010s 6.05 years 5.65 years 6.3 years 10
2020s 5.67 years 5.66 years 5.73 years 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)

  1. 96 Ecuador 5.93 years compare
  2. 97 Jordan 5.93 years compare
  3. 98 Tuvalu 5.92 years compare
  4. 99 Finland 5.92 years compare
  5. 100 Andorra 5.92 years compare
  6. 101 Qatar 5.9 years compare
  7. 102 Latvia 5.87 years compare

See the full ranking of 436 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
School life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) was 5.73 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
The highest recorded value was 6.31 years in 1985.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
The lowest recorded value was 5.1 years in 1973.
How does ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) ranks 99th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
436 places, 17,328 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release