School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) was 5.5 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.5 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
148th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.86 years
in 2011
All-time low
2.68 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries is 5.5 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 5.86 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.68 years, in 1971.
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 148th 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 SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.7 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.68 years | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 2.7 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 2.7 years | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 2.74 years | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 2.76 years | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 2.8 years | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 2.85 years | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 2.85 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 2.9 years | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 3.08 years | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 3.25 years | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 3.34 years | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 3.39 years | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 3.43 years | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 3.45 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 3.5 years | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 3.53 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 3.56 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 3.57 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 3.54 years | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 3.54 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.45 years | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 3.39 years | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 3.49 years | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 3.61 years | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 3.64 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 3.89 years | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 4.06 years | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 4.09 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 4.25 years | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 4.38 years | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 4.64 years | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 4.82 years | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 4.88 years | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 5.14 years | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 5.38 years | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 5.53 years | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 5.74 years | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 5.81 years | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 5.84 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 5.86 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 5.85 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 5.79 years | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 5.79 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.66 years | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 5.71 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 5.75 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 5.77 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 5.81 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 5.83 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 5.71 years | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 5.49 years | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 5.49 years | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.5 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.77 years | 2.68 years | 2.9 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.41 years | 3.08 years | 3.57 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.67 years | 3.39 years | 4.09 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.06 years | 4.25 years | 5.81 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.78 years | 5.66 years | 5.86 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6 years | 5.49 years | 5.83 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- 145 Nigeria 5.33 years compare
- 146 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 5.32 years compare
- 147 French Polynesia 5.32 years compare
- 148 Algeria 5.3 years compare
- 149 Congo 5.24 years compare
- 150 Vietnam 5.21 years compare
- 151 Guadeloupe 5.21 years compare
More education data for SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 5.5 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 5.86 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.68 years in 1971.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 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