School life expectancy, tertiary, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 1.67 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) stood at 1.67 years. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 1.67 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3802 years, in 1999.
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 123rd 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, tertiary, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.3802 years | — |
| 2000 | 0.3831 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4005 years | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4172 years | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4371 years | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.453 years | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.474 years | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5184 years | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5785 years | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6541 years | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7007 years | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.797 years | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9813 years | +23.1% |
| 2012 | 1.1 years | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 1.13 years | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.22 years | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 1.28 years | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 1.3 years | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.34 years | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.39 years | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 1.46 years | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 1.49 years | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.56 years | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 1.59 years | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.66 years | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 1.67 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3802 years | 0.3802 years | 0.3802 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5017 years | 0.3831 years | 0.7007 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2 years | 0.797 years | 1.46 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.59 years | 1.49 years | 1.67 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- 120 Liechtenstein 1.71 years compare
- 121 Jamaica 1.67 years compare
- 122 Belize 1.65 years compare
- 123 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.65 years compare
- 124 Honduras 1.56 years compare
- 125 South Africa 1.48 years compare
- 126 Cape Verde 1.43 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 194.56 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 63.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 56.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 1.67 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3802 years in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 123rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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