School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 11.17 years in 2021. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1975β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) is 11.17 years, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 11.17 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.38 years, in 1975.
That places ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.44 years | 3.38 years | 3.5 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 4.17 years | 3.61 years | 4.86 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.96 years | 4.87 years | 6.83 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.99 years | 7.09 years | 8.74 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.28 years | 9.16 years | 11.03 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.15 years | 11.13 years | 11.17 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- 145 Zimbabwe 10.35 years compare
- 146 Congo, Republic of 10.33 years compare
- 147 Senegal 10.19 years compare
- 148 Malawi 10.15 years compare
- 149 Tajikistan, Republic of 9.93 years compare
- 150 Mozambique, Republic of 9.9 years compare
- 151 Vanuatu 9.82 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 19.17 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 22.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 11.17 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.17 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.38 years in 1975.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release