School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) was 5.24 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.24 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
99th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.32 years
in 2019
All-time low
3.82 years
in 1999
Years of data
45
1980–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) stood at 5.24 years.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 5.32 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.82 years, in 1999.
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 99th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.18 years | — |
| 1981 | 4.23 years | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 4.31 years | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 4.34 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 4.36 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 4.33 years | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 4.35 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 4.35 years | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 4.34 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 4.32 years | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 4.29 years | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 4.3 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 4.26 years | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 4.15 years | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 4.03 years | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 4.03 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 3.98 years | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 3.93 years | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 3.86 years | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 3.82 years | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 3.83 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 3.92 years | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 4 years | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 4.03 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 4.01 years | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 4.09 years | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 4.16 years | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 4.05 years | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 4.22 years | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 4.31 years | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 4.53 years | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 4.66 years | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 4.79 years | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 4.87 years | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 4.91 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.95 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 5 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 5.11 years | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 5.23 years | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 5.32 years | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 5.25 years | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 5.18 years | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 5.19 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 5.25 years | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 5.24 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.31 years | 4.18 years | 4.36 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.07 years | 3.82 years | 4.3 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.06 years | 3.83 years | 4.31 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.94 years | 4.53 years | 5.32 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.22 years | 5.18 years | 5.25 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 20.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5014 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 5.24 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.32 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.82 years in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 99th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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