School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) was 5.34 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.34 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
161st
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.35 years
in 2023
All-time low
3.86 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) recorded 5.34 years for school life expectancy, primary, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 5.35 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.86 years, in 1971.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 161st 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 (years) (life female years) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.87 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.86 years | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 3.88 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 3.91 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 3.89 years | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 3.96 years | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 4.01 years | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 4.06 years | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 4.09 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 4.26 years | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 4.35 years | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 4.38 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 4.42 years | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 4.47 years | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 4.49 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 4.49 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 4.53 years | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 4.58 years | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 4.57 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 4.59 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 4.44 years | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 4.54 years | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 4.37 years | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 4.39 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 4.52 years | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 4.45 years | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 4.46 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 4.57 years | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 4.61 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 4.66 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 4.69 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 4.77 years | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 4.85 years | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 4.81 years | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 4.83 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 5.11 years | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 5.18 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 5.19 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 5.14 years | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 5.19 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 5.21 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 5.18 years | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 5.31 years | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 5.09 years | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 5.09 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 5.11 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 5.16 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 5.21 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 5.26 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 5.32 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 5.34 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 5.34 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 5.24 years | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 5.35 years | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 5.34 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.98 years | 3.86 years | 4.26 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.49 years | 4.35 years | 4.59 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.5 years | 4.37 years | 4.66 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.98 years | 4.69 years | 5.19 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.19 years | 5.09 years | 5.32 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.32 years | 5.24 years | 5.35 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- 158 Gabon 5.11 years compare
- 159 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.09 years compare
- 160 Liechtenstein 5.09 years compare
- 161 Syria 5 years compare
- 162 Solomon Islands 4.99 years compare
- 163 Czechia 4.99 years compare
- 164 Chad 4.98 years compare
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6849 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 5.34 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.35 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.86 years in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 161st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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