School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.67 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Southern Asia is 5.67 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 5.84 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.15 years, in 2001.
SDG: Southern Asia ranks 123rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.17 years | — |
| 2000 | 4.18 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 4.15 years | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 4.26 years | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 4.79 years | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 4.88 years | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 4.98 years | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 5.06 years | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 5.16 years | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 5.22 years | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 5.22 years | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.23 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 5.18 years | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 5.27 years | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 5.54 years | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 5.46 years | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 5.51 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 5.84 years | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 5.72 years | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 4.97 years | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 4.95 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 5.02 years | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 5.05 years | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 5.32 years | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 5.39 years | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 5.67 years | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.17 years | 4.17 years | 4.17 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.79 years | 4.15 years | 5.22 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.37 years | 4.95 years | 5.84 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.29 years | 5.02 years | 5.67 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
- 120 Naoero 5.78 years compare
- 121 Senegal 5.77 years compare
- 122 Iraq 5.76 years compare
- 123 Canada 5.71 years compare
- 124 Brunei Darussalam 5.7 years compare
- 125 Bangladesh 5.65 years compare
- 126 Seychelles 5.61 years compare
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 88.16 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 54.48 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 105.86 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 74.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 68.86 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Southern Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in SDG: Southern Asia was 5.67 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.84 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.15 years in 2001.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 123rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Southern 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release