School life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia

MDG: Southern Asia: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 5.01 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5.01 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
106th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.03 years
in 2022
All-time low
2.66 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024

02461999201120241999: 2.7 years2000: 2.7 years2001: 2.7 years2002: 2.8 years2003: 3 years2004: 3.1 years2005: 3.2 years2006: 3.3 years2007: 3.5 years2008: 3.7 years2009: 3.7 years2010: 3.9 years2011: 4 years2012: 4.2 years2013: 4.3 years2014: 4.6 years2015: 4.6 years2016: 4.7 years2017: 4.6 years2018: 4.8 years2019: 4.8 years2020: 4.9 years2021: 4.9 years2022: 5 years2023: 5 years2024: 5 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia stood at 5.01 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 5.03 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.66 years, in 1999.

MDG: Southern Asia ranks 106th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

School life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) in MDG: Southern Asia, 1999 to 2024.
Year years Change
1999 2.66 years
2000 2.68 years +0.6%
2001 2.69 years +0.4%
2002 2.82 years +4.8%
2003 3 years +6.6%
2004 3.06 years +2.0%
2005 3.21 years +4.7%
2006 3.31 years +3.1%
2007 3.47 years +4.8%
2008 3.66 years +5.6%
2009 3.71 years +1.5%
2010 3.91 years +5.2%
2011 4.04 years +3.4%
2012 4.2 years +4.0%
2013 4.29 years +2.1%
2014 4.59 years +7.0%
2015 4.62 years +0.5%
2016 4.73 years +2.5%
2017 4.65 years -1.8%
2018 4.76 years +2.4%
2019 4.77 years +0.3%
2020 4.85 years +1.6%
2021 4.93 years +1.5%
2022 5.03 years +2.1%
2023 4.99 years -0.8%
2024 5.01 years +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.66 years 2.66 years 2.66 years 1
2000s 3.16 years 2.68 years 3.71 years 10
2010s 4.46 years 3.91 years 4.77 years 10
2020s 4.96 years 4.85 years 5.03 years 5

Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia

  1. 103 Nauru 5.85 years compare
  2. 104 French Polynesia 5.84 years
  3. 105 South Korea 5.75 years compare
  4. 106 Indonesia 5.72 years compare
  5. 107 Palau 5.71 years compare
  6. 108 Ecuador 5.7 years compare
  7. 109 Thailand 5.69 years compare

See the full ranking of 434 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia?
School life expectancy, secondary, female in MDG: Southern Asia was 5.01 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 5.03 years in 2022.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.66 years in 1999.
How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
MDG: Southern Asia ranks 106th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this MDG: Southern Asia 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,675 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release