School life expectancy, secondary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): School life expectancy, secondary, female was 4.36 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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 Egypt 5.02 years compare
- 138 Puerto Rico 5 years compare
- 139 Paraguay 4.98 years compare
- 140 Bangladesh 4.96 years compare
- 141 Côte d'Ivoire 4.93 years compare
- 142 Trinidad and Tobago 4.93 years compare
- 143 Myanmar 4.91 years compare
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 16.59 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 25.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 23.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 11.49 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