School life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.64 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: South Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: South Asia is 5.64 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 5.82 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.13 years, in 2001.
That places UNICEF: South Asia 131st 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 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.15 years | — |
| 2000 | 4.17 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 4.13 years | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 4.24 years | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 4.78 years | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 4.86 years | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 4.98 years | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 5.06 years | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 5.16 years | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 5.22 years | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 5.22 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.24 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 5.19 years | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 5.29 years | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 5.5 years | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 5.42 years | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 5.47 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 5.82 years | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 5.7 years | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 4.91 years | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 4.89 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 4.96 years | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 4.98 years | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 5.27 years | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 5.35 years | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 5.64 years | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.15 years | 4.15 years | 4.15 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.78 years | 4.13 years | 5.22 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.34 years | 4.89 years | 5.82 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.24 years | 4.96 years | 5.64 years | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.69 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: South Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in UNICEF: South Asia was 5.64 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.82 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.13 years in 2001.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 131st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: South 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