School life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.7 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.7 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
117th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.1 years
in 2007
All-time low
4.47 years
in 1974
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) recorded 5.7 years for school life expectancy, primary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 6.1 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.47 years, in 1974.
That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 117th 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 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 4.53 years | — |
| 1974 | 4.47 years | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 4.95 years | +10.8% |
| 1976 | 5.3 years | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 5.25 years | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 5.13 years | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 5.09 years | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 5.07 years | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 5.14 years | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 5.18 years | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 5.31 years | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 5.44 years | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 5.69 years | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 5.94 years | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 5.91 years | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 6 years | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 5.83 years | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 5.74 years | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 5.66 years | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 5.58 years | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 5.49 years | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 5.47 years | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 5.49 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 5.53 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 5.54 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 5.5 years | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 5.7 years | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 5.75 years | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 5.85 years | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 5.93 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 5.99 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 6.05 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 6.09 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 6.06 years | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 6.1 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 6.09 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 6.07 years | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 6.07 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 6.09 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 6.06 years | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 5.99 years | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 5.78 years | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 5.72 years | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 5.72 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 5.71 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.72 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 5.67 years | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 5.69 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 5.69 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 5.72 years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 5.69 years | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 5.7 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.96 years | 4.47 years | 5.3 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 5.55 years | 5.07 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.57 years | 5.47 years | 5.74 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6 years | 5.75 years | 6.1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.85 years | 5.67 years | 6.09 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7 years | 5.69 years | 5.72 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- 114 United States 5.81 years compare
- 115 Kenya 5.81 years compare
- 116 New Caledonia 5.81 years compare
- 117 New Zealand 5.8 years compare
- 118 Cayman Islands 5.8 years compare
- 119 Belize 5.79 years compare
- 120 Nauru 5.78 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.19 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 5.7 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1 years in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.47 years in 1974.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 117th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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