School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) was 4.7 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.7 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
124th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.71 years
in 2023
All-time low
2.11 years
in 1983
Years of data
50
1975–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Developing Regions, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
MDG: Developing Regions recorded 4.7 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 4.71 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.11 years, in 1983.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 124th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.13 years | — |
| 1976 | 2.14 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 2.29 years | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 2.4 years | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 2.33 years | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 2.23 years | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 2.16 years | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 2.12 years | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 2.11 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 2.13 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 2.18 years | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 2.23 years | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 2.3 years | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 2.33 years | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 2.35 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 2.36 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 2.4 years | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 2.45 years | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 2.5 years | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 2.54 years | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 2.6 years | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 2.67 years | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 2.72 years | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 2.79 years | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 2.85 years | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 2.92 years | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 2.96 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 3.02 years | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 3.12 years | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 3.21 years | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 3.3 years | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 3.4 years | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 3.5 years | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 3.63 years | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 3.73 years | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 3.84 years | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 3.95 years | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 4.2 years | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 4.32 years | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 4.39 years | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 4.41 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 4.43 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 4.43 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.51 years | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 4.55 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 4.6 years | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 4.64 years | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 4.69 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 4.71 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 4.7 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.26 years | 2.13 years | 2.4 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.21 years | 2.11 years | 2.35 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.59 years | 2.36 years | 2.85 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.28 years | 2.92 years | 3.73 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3 years | 3.84 years | 4.55 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.67 years | 4.6 years | 4.71 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Developing Regions?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Developing Regions was 4.7 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 4.71 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.11 years in 1983.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 124th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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