School life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 2.8 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 2.8 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2024.
The figure is up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 2.8 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.472 years, in 1971.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 180th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5082 years | 0.472 years | 0.5554 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7199 years | 0.6007 years | 0.8118 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 years | 0.8064 years | 1.4 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.72 years | 1.48 years | 2.03 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.49 years | 2.14 years | 2.74 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8 years | 2.79 years | 2.8 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 36.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 87.82 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 37.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 36.80 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 2.8 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.472 years in 1971.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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