School life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): School life expectancy, secondary, female was 4.09 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.09 years
Change on year
up 3.4%
Rank
148th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.09 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.7924 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) is 4.09 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 4.09 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7924 years, in 1970.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 148th 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 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7924 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.7995 years | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.8705 years | +8.9% |
| 1973 | 0.897 years | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8972 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9186 years | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.9183 years | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.9224 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.939 years | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.9529 years | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 1.03 years | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 0.972 years | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 1.03 years | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 1.09 years | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 1.15 years | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 1.16 years | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 1.23 years | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 1.32 years | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 1.38 years | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 1.45 years | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 1.53 years | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 1.71 years | +11.7% |
| 1992 | 1.86 years | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 1.98 years | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 2.11 years | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 2.22 years | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 2.33 years | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 2.43 years | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 2.51 years | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 2.61 years | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 2.65 years | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 2.7 years | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 2.72 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 2.67 years | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 2.59 years | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 2.61 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 2.75 years | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 2.79 years | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 2.85 years | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 2.95 years | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 3.02 years | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 3.08 years | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 3.16 years | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 3.16 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.29 years | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 3.42 years | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 3.57 years | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 3.55 years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 3.7 years | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 3.74 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 3.81 years | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 3.81 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 3.82 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 3.95 years | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 4.09 years | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8908 years | 0.7924 years | 0.9529 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.18 years | 0.972 years | 1.45 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.13 years | 1.53 years | 2.61 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.73 years | 2.59 years | 2.95 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.37 years | 3.02 years | 3.74 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9 years | 3.81 years | 4.09 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 976,549 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.8278 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 4.09 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.09 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7924 years in 1970.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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