School life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia

SDG: Central and Southern Asia: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 5.08 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5.08 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
104th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.09 years
in 2022
All-time low
2.79 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1999–2024

02461999201120241999: 2.8 years2000: 2.8 years2001: 2.8 years2002: 2.9 years2003: 3.1 years2004: 3.2 years2005: 3.3 years2006: 3.4 years2007: 3.6 years2008: 3.8 years2009: 3.8 years2010: 4 years2011: 4.1 years2012: 4.3 years2013: 4.4 years2014: 4.7 years2015: 4.7 years2016: 4.8 years2017: 4.7 years2018: 4.8 years2019: 4.9 years2020: 4.9 years2021: 5 years2022: 5.1 years2023: 5.1 years2024: 5.1 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia is 5.08 years, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 5.09 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.79 years, in 1999.

SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 104th 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1999 to 2024.
Year years Change
1999 2.79 years
2000 2.8 years +0.5%
2001 2.82 years +0.5%
2002 2.94 years +4.6%
2003 3.13 years +6.3%
2004 3.18 years +1.8%
2005 3.33 years +4.4%
2006 3.43 years +3.1%
2007 3.57 years +4.2%
2008 3.75 years +5.1%
2009 3.8 years +1.3%
2010 4 years +5.0%
2011 4.12 years +3.2%
2012 4.28 years +3.8%
2013 4.37 years +2.1%
2014 4.66 years +6.7%
2015 4.69 years +0.6%
2016 4.8 years +2.4%
2017 4.72 years -1.6%
2018 4.84 years +2.4%
2019 4.86 years +0.4%
2020 4.93 years +1.4%
2021 4.99 years +1.3%
2022 5.09 years +2.1%
2023 5.06 years -0.6%
2024 5.08 years +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.79 years 2.79 years 2.79 years 1
2000s 3.28 years 2.8 years 3.8 years 10
2010s 4.53 years 4 years 4.86 years 10
2020s 5.03 years 4.93 years 5.09 years 5

Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia

  1. 101 Bahrain 5.87 years compare
  2. 102 Georgia 5.87 years compare
  3. 103 Nauru 5.85 years compare
  4. 104 French Polynesia 5.84 years
  5. 105 South Korea 5.75 years compare
  6. 106 Indonesia 5.72 years compare
  7. 107 Palau 5.71 years compare

See the full ranking of 434 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
School life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 5.08 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 5.09 years in 2022.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.79 years in 1999.
How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 104th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this SDG: Central and 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