School life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.77 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.77 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
93rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.94 years
in 2020
All-time low
2.5 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) is 5.77 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 5.94 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.5 years, in 1970.
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 93rd of 221 groups on this measure, 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: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.5 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.5 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 2.56 years | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 2.59 years | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 2.63 years | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 2.7 years | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 2.76 years | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 2.86 years | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 2.91 years | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 2.99 years | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 3.08 years | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 3.16 years | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 3.2 years | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 3.2 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 3.22 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 3.16 years | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 3.19 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 3.21 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 3.21 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 3.15 years | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 3.04 years | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 3.16 years | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 3.07 years | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 3.08 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 3.13 years | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 3.23 years | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 3.24 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 3.44 years | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 3.55 years | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 3.6 years | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 3.77 years | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 3.93 years | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 4.19 years | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 4.37 years | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 4.52 years | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 4.79 years | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 5 years | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 5.16 years | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 5.43 years | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 5.49 years | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 5.51 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 5.56 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 5.6 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 5.61 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 5.64 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 5.58 years | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 5.66 years | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 5.73 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 5.76 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 5.85 years | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 5.94 years | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 5.9 years | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 5.75 years | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 5.74 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 5.77 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.7 years | 2.5 years | 2.99 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.18 years | 3.08 years | 3.22 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.25 years | 3.04 years | 3.6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.67 years | 3.77 years | 5.49 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.65 years | 5.51 years | 5.85 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.82 years | 5.74 years | 5.94 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.86 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.1 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 5.77 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.94 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 years in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 93rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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