School life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)
ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419): School life expectancy, secondary, female was 5.38 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.38 years
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
90th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.41 years
in 2023
All-time low
1.72 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) stood at 5.38 years.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) peaked at 5.41 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.72 years, in 1970.
ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) ranks 90th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.72 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.74 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 1.72 years | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 1.76 years | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 1.78 years | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 1.84 years | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 1.87 years | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 1.9 years | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 1.97 years | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 2.06 years | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 2.11 years | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 2.15 years | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 2.18 years | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 2.3 years | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 2.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 2.39 years | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 2.47 years | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 2.63 years | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 2.67 years | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 2.69 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 2.62 years | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 2.61 years | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 2.65 years | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 2.67 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 2.76 years | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 2.87 years | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 2.98 years | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 3.1 years | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 3.19 years | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 3.26 years | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 3.37 years | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 3.44 years | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 3.54 years | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 3.66 years | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 3.76 years | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 3.74 years | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 3.83 years | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 4.03 years | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 4 years | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 4.13 years | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 4.19 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 4.3 years | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 4.37 years | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 4.4 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 4.64 years | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 4.77 years | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 4.83 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 5.04 years | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 5.26 years | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 5.32 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 5.34 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 5.38 years | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 5.4 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 5.41 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 5.38 years | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.84 years | 1.72 years | 2.06 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.39 years | 2.11 years | 2.69 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.87 years | 2.61 years | 3.26 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.75 years | 3.37 years | 4.13 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.71 years | 4.19 years | 5.32 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.38 years | 5.34 years | 5.41 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)
More education data for ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0787 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.35 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) was 5.38 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.41 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.72 years in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) ranks 90th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 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