School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.91 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 5.91 years for school life expectancy, primary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 6.06 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.23 years, in 1971.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 61st 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 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.65 years | 2.23 years | 3.12 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.33 years | 3.19 years | 3.44 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.65 years | 3.36 years | 3.99 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.96 years | 4.14 years | 5.65 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.87 years | 5.7 years | 6.01 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.96 years | 5.9 years | 6.06 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
- 58 Libya 6.26 years compare
- 59 Saudi Arabia 6.26 years compare
- 60 Marshall Islands, Republic of the 6.24 years compare
- 61 Costa Rica 6.23 years compare
- 62 Tunisia 6.23 years compare
- 63 Netherlands, The 6.22 years compare
- 64 Maldives 6.2 years compare
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 36.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 87.82 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 74.48 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 36.80 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 5.91 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 6.06 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.23 years in 1971.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 61st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release