School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) was 4.54 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
4.54 years
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
133rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.57 years
in 2020
All-time low
0.5991 years
in 1977
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) recorded 4.54 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 4.57 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5991 years, in 1977.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 133rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6381 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.6384 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6468 years | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.666 years | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6595 years | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6539 years | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.6508 years | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5991 years | -8.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6011 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6228 years | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.7248 years | +16.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6434 years | -11.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7443 years | +15.7% |
| 1983 | 0.8494 years | +14.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9176 years | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8936 years | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.9406 years | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9594 years | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9791 years | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.01 years | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.9849 years | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 1.16 years | +17.3% |
| 1992 | 1.3 years | +12.6% |
| 1993 | 1.42 years | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 1.57 years | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 1.75 years | +11.7% |
| 1996 | 1.91 years | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 2.06 years | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 2.21 years | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 2.39 years | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 2.55 years | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 2.67 years | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 2.77 years | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 2.78 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 2.64 years | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 2.71 years | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 2.77 years | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 2.81 years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 2.94 years | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 3.09 years | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 3.29 years | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 3.41 years | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 3.54 years | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 3.69 years | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 3.82 years | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 3.99 years | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 4.23 years | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 4.31 years | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 4.46 years | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 4.45 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 4.57 years | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 4.56 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 4.55 years | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.56 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 4.54 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6376 years | 0.5991 years | 0.666 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8665 years | 0.6434 years | 1.01 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.67 years | 0.9849 years | 2.39 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.77 years | 2.55 years | 3.09 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.92 years | 3.29 years | 4.46 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.55 years | 4.54 years | 4.57 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 4.54 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.57 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5991 years in 1977.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 133rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release