School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.9 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.9 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
65th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.21 years
in 2011
All-time low
4.67 years
in 1974
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia recorded 5.9 years for school life expectancy, primary, female in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 6.21 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.67 years, in 1974.
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 65th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 4.74 years | — |
| 1974 | 4.67 years | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 5.13 years | +9.7% |
| 1976 | 5.45 years | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 5.43 years | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 5.32 years | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 5.27 years | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 5.27 years | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 5.36 years | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 5.41 years | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 5.53 years | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 5.65 years | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 5.87 years | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 6.09 years | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 6.07 years | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 6.15 years | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 6.01 years | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 5.89 years | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 5.82 years | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 5.75 years | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 5.68 years | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 5.67 years | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 5.68 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 5.71 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 5.76 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 5.72 years | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 5.88 years | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 5.93 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 6 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 6.05 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 6.11 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 6.16 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 6.19 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 6.16 years | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 6.19 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 6.19 years | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.18 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 6.19 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 6.21 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 6.2 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 6.17 years | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 5.99 years | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 5.95 years | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 5.95 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 5.93 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 5.9 years | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 5.84 years | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 5.87 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 5.87 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.89 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 5.87 years | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 5.9 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.15 years | 4.67 years | 5.45 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 5.74 years | 5.27 years | 6.15 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.76 years | 5.67 years | 5.89 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.12 years | 5.93 years | 6.19 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.03 years | 5.84 years | 6.21 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.88 years | 5.87 years | 5.9 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- 62 Libya 6.26 years compare
- 63 Saudi Arabia 6.26 years compare
- 64 Marshall Islands 6.24 years compare
- 65 Costa Rica 6.23 years compare
- 66 Tunisia 6.23 years compare
- 67 Netherlands 6.22 years compare
- 68 Maldives 6.2 years compare
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 80.86 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 15.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 89.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 60.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 10.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 98.09 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 86.77 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 45.80 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 5.9 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.21 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.67 years in 1974.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 65th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 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