School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: South Asia
WB: South Asia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 13.23 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: South Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: South Asia is 13.23 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: South Asia peaked at 13.23 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.65 years, in 1999.
WB: South Asia ranks 99th 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 to tertiary, female in WB: South Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.65 years | — |
| 2000 | 7.69 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 7.69 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 7.96 years | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 8.81 years | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 8.97 years | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 9.24 years | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 9.46 years | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 9.79 years | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 10.16 years | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 10.25 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 10.6 years | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 10.92 years | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 11.39 years | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 11.83 years | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 12.18 years | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 12.32 years | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 12.87 years | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 12.68 years | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 11.87 years | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 11.88 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 12.12 years | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 12.32 years | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 12.87 years | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 12.92 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 13.23 years | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.65 years | 7.65 years | 7.65 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9 years | 7.69 years | 10.25 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.85 years | 10.6 years | 12.87 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.69 years | 12.12 years | 13.23 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: South Asia
- 96 Aruba 14.1 years compare
- 97 Kyrgyzstan 14.1 years compare
- 98 Cape Verde 14.04 years compare
- 99 Viet Nam 13.97 years compare
- 100 Seychelles 13.88 years compare
- 101 Uzbekistan 13.86 years compare
- 102 Palestine, State of 13.82 years compare
More education data for WB: South Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 152.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 74.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 78.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 24.73 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: South Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in WB: South Asia was 13.23 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.23 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.65 years in 1999.
- How does WB: South Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- WB: South Asia ranks 99th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in WB: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: South Asia 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