School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 11.8 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) stood at 11.8 years. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 11.8 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.94 years, in 1981.
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 133rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 6.94 years | — |
| 1982 | 7.01 years | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 7.03 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 7.06 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 7.07 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 7.04 years | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 7.05 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 7.08 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 7.1 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 7.1 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 7.17 years | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 7.24 years | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 7.31 years | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 7.39 years | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 7.41 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 7.44 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 7.54 years | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 7.6 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 7.69 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 7.77 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 7.81 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 8.01 years | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 8.54 years | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 8.73 years | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 8.95 years | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 9.12 years | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 9.3 years | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 9.52 years | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 9.62 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 9.88 years | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 10.08 years | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 10.43 years | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 10.72 years | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 10.84 years | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 10.91 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 11.15 years | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 11.08 years | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 10.82 years | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 10.91 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 11.03 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 11.2 years | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 11.48 years | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 11.61 years | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 11.8 years | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.04 years | 6.94 years | 7.1 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 7.39 years | 7.1 years | 7.69 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.74 years | 7.77 years | 9.62 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.68 years | 9.88 years | 11.15 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.42 years | 11.03 years | 11.8 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- 130 Trinidad and Tobago 12.04 years compare
- 131 Nicaragua 11.98 years compare
- 132 Côte d'Ivoire 11.97 years compare
- 133 Ghana 11.76 years compare
- 134 Bangladesh 11.74 years compare
- 135 Lebanon 11.61 years compare
- 136 Kenya 11.5 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0831 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 143.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 135.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 181.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 11.8 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.94 years in 1981.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 133rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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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February 2026 Data Release