School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) was 5.43 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.43 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
88th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.43 years
in 2024
All-time low
2.41 years
in 1983
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) is 5.43 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 5.43 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.41 years, in 1983.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 88th 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 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.51 years | — |
| 1976 | 2.51 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 2.7 years | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 2.84 years | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 2.72 years | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 2.58 years | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 2.48 years | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 2.43 years | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 2.41 years | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 2.42 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 2.49 years | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 2.55 years | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 2.64 years | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 2.69 years | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 2.72 years | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 2.71 years | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 2.77 years | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 2.84 years | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 2.88 years | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 2.95 years | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 3.01 years | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 3.1 years | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 3.18 years | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 3.25 years | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 3.32 years | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 3.4 years | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 3.43 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 3.51 years | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 3.63 years | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 3.72 years | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 3.85 years | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 3.97 years | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 4.13 years | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 4.28 years | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 4.4 years | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 4.53 years | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 4.65 years | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 4.74 years | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 4.85 years | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 5 years | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 5.03 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 5.08 years | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 5.08 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.2 years | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 5.25 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 5.29 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 5.35 years | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 5.42 years | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 5.43 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 5.43 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.65 years | 2.51 years | 2.84 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.54 years | 2.41 years | 2.72 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3 years | 2.71 years | 3.32 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.83 years | 3.4 years | 4.4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.94 years | 4.53 years | 5.25 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.39 years | 5.29 years | 5.43 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 5.43 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.43 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.41 years in 1983.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 88th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release