School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) was 4.36 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.36 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
140th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.37 years
in 2023
All-time low
2.07 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) recorded 4.36 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 4.37 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.07 years, in 1971.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 140th 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 (years) (expectancy female) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.09 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.07 years | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 2.08 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 2.09 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 2.13 years | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 2.17 years | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 2.25 years | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 2.33 years | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 2.4 years | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 2.46 years | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 2.5 years | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 2.55 years | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 2.6 years | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 2.65 years | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 2.69 years | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 2.76 years | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 2.82 years | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 2.87 years | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 2.88 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 2.87 years | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 3.04 years | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 2.99 years | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 2.94 years | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 2.96 years | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 3.06 years | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 3.06 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 3.03 years | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 3.09 years | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 3.18 years | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 3.25 years | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 3.32 years | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 3.35 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 3.39 years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 3.56 years | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 3.63 years | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 3.63 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 3.63 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.53 years | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 3.55 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 3.57 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 3.61 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 3.76 years | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 3.82 years | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 3.73 years | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 3.76 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 3.83 years | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 3.87 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 3.94 years | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 4 years | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 4.04 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 4.1 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 4.16 years | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 4.3 years | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 4.37 years | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 4.36 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.21 years | 2.07 years | 2.46 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.72 years | 2.5 years | 2.88 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.06 years | 2.94 years | 3.25 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.52 years | 3.32 years | 3.63 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.84 years | 3.61 years | 4.04 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.26 years | 4.1 years | 4.37 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- 137 Grenada 5.11 years compare
- 138 Cayman Islands 5.06 years compare
- 139 Seychelles 5.06 years compare
- 140 Egypt 5.02 years compare
- 141 Puerto Rico 5 years compare
- 142 Paraguay 4.98 years compare
- 143 Bangladesh 4.96 years compare
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6849 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 4.36 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.37 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.07 years in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 140th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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