School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 9.42 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
9.42 years
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
166th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.42 years
in 2019
All-time low
5.08 years
in 1973
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries recorded 9.42 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 9.42 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.08 years, in 1973.
That places SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 166th out of 221 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.2 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.12 years | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 5.1 years | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 5.08 years | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 5.08 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5.09 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 5.13 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 5.19 years | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 5.21 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 5.26 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 5.45 years | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 5.64 years | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 5.75 years | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 5.81 years | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 5.85 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 5.88 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 5.95 years | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 6.01 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 6.05 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 6.07 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 6.02 years | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 6.02 years | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.88 years | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 5.73 years | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 5.75 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 5.84 years | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 5.82 years | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 6.05 years | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 6.21 years | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 6.22 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 6.39 years | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 6.6 years | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 6.9 years | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 7.07 years | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 7.18 years | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 7.52 years | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 7.85 years | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 8.08 years | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 8.42 years | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 8.6 years | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 8.78 years | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 8.92 years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 9.05 years | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 9.06 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 9.17 years | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.07 years | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 9.16 years | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 9.23 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 9.33 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 9.42 years | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.15 years | 5.08 years | 5.26 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.85 years | 5.45 years | 6.07 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.95 years | 5.73 years | 6.22 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.46 years | 6.39 years | 8.6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.12 years | 8.78 years | 9.42 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- 163 Afghanistan 8 years compare
- 164 Pakistan 7.99 years compare
- 165 Democratic Republic of Congo 7.82 years compare
- 166 Guinea 7.76 years compare
- 167 Burkina Faso 7.68 years compare
- 168 Nigeria 7.66 years compare
- 169 Ethiopia 7.61 years compare
More education data for SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 9.42 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 9.42 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.08 years in 1973.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 166th out of 221 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 50 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release