School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) was 2.47 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.47 years
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
83rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.47 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.4883 years
in 1981
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 2.47 years. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 2.47 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4883 years, in 1981.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 83rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.5337 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.5429 years | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5263 years | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5497 years | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5808 years | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.585 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.5978 years | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5189 years | -13.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4883 years | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5085 years | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5088 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.517 years | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5308 years | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.5104 years | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.519 years | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.5157 years | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5277 years | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5325 years | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.5386 years | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.55 years | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5682 years | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5864 years | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6107 years | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6205 years | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6324 years | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6426 years | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6549 years | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6656 years | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7195 years | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7778 years | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8294 years | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.886 years | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9326 years | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9945 years | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 1.05 years | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 1.11 years | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 1.15 years | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.23 years | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 1.34 years | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 1.45 years | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 1.53 years | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 1.72 years | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 1.81 years | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 1.87 years | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.89 years | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.95 years | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 2.02 years | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 2.11 years | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 2.22 years | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 2.31 years | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 2.43 years | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 2.47 years | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5595 years | 0.5263 years | 0.5978 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.5145 years | 0.4883 years | 0.5308 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5937 years | 0.5325 years | 0.6549 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9123 years | 0.6656 years | 1.15 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.68 years | 1.23 years | 2.02 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.31 years | 2.11 years | 2.47 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 2.47 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.47 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4883 years in 1981.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 83rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release