School life expectancy, primary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.01 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.01 years
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
190th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.01 years
in 2024
All-time low
1.79 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) is 5.01 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 5.01 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.79 years, in 1971.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 190th 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 in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.81 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.79 years | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 1.94 years | +8.7% |
| 1973 | 2.14 years | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 2.11 years | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 2.24 years | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 2.33 years | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 2.37 years | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 2.4 years | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 2.33 years | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 2.38 years | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 2.44 years | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 2.56 years | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 2.54 years | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 2.69 years | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 2.72 years | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 2.76 years | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 2.74 years | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 3.03 years | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 3.06 years | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 3.15 years | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 3.21 years | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 3.3 years | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 3.31 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 3.38 years | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 3.43 years | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 3.45 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 3.45 years | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 3.48 years | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 3.49 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 3.55 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 3.57 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 3.75 years | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 3.95 years | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 4.02 years | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 4.14 years | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 4.16 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 4.26 years | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 4.22 years | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 4.28 years | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 4.38 years | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 4.45 years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 4.5 years | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 4.67 years | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 4.66 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 4.68 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 4.76 years | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 4.66 years | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 4.72 years | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 4.82 years | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 4.83 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 4.82 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 4.82 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 4.91 years | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 5.01 years | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.15 years | 1.79 years | 2.4 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.69 years | 2.38 years | 3.06 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.37 years | 3.15 years | 3.49 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.99 years | 3.55 years | 4.28 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.63 years | 4.38 years | 4.82 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.88 years | 4.82 years | 5.01 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 705,452 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 976,549 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.8278 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 5.01 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.01 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.79 years in 1971.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 190th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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