School life expectancy, tertiary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 0.9909 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.9909 years
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
152nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9909 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.0415 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School life expectancy, tertiary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) recorded 0.9909 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 0.9909 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0415 years, in 1970.

That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 152nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1970 to 2024.
Year years Change
1970 0.0415 years
1971 0.0422 years +1.8%
1972 0.046 years +8.9%
1973 0.0481 years +4.7%
1974 0.0501 years +4.1%
1975 0.0511 years +2.0%
1976 0.0526 years +2.9%
1977 0.0573 years +9.0%
1978 0.0586 years +2.3%
1979 0.0704 years +20.1%
1980 0.0753 years +6.9%
1981 0.0813 years +8.0%
1982 0.1016 years +25.1%
1983 0.1102 years +8.4%
1984 0.1192 years +8.2%
1985 0.1274 years +6.9%
1986 0.1352 years +6.1%
1987 0.1345 years -0.5%
1988 0.1375 years +2.2%
1989 0.1412 years +2.7%
1990 0.1467 years +3.9%
1991 0.1484 years +1.1%
1992 0.1499 years +1.1%
1993 0.1604 years +7.0%
1994 0.1708 years +6.4%
1995 0.1856 years +8.7%
1996 0.2087 years +12.5%
1997 0.2273 years +8.9%
1998 0.2449 years +7.7%
1999 0.2604 years +6.3%
2000 0.2745 years +5.4%
2001 0.3066 years +11.7%
2002 0.2985 years -2.6%
2003 0.317 years +6.2%
2004 0.3437 years +8.4%
2005 0.3937 years +14.5%
2006 0.4308 years +9.4%
2007 0.4904 years +13.8%
2008 0.5545 years +13.1%
2009 0.5783 years +4.3%
2010 0.6454 years +11.6%
2011 0.7035 years +9.0%
2012 0.752 years +6.9%
2013 0.7576 years +0.7%
2014 0.7803 years +3.0%
2015 0.7795 years -0.1%
2016 0.7668 years -1.6%
2017 0.7516 years -2.0%
2018 0.7625 years +1.4%
2019 0.8695 years +14.0%
2020 0.8777 years +0.9%
2021 0.9256 years +5.5%
2022 0.9289 years +0.4%
2023 0.9801 years +5.5%
2024 0.9909 years +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0518 years 0.0415 years 0.0704 years 10
1980s 0.1163 years 0.0753 years 0.1412 years 10
1990s 0.1903 years 0.1467 years 0.2604 years 10
2000s 0.3988 years 0.2745 years 0.5783 years 10
2010s 0.7569 years 0.6454 years 0.8695 years 10
2020s 0.9406 years 0.8777 years 0.9909 years 5

Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)

  1. 149 Lesotho 0.659 years compare
  2. 150 Angola 0.6554 years compare
  3. 151 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6502 years compare
  4. 152 Iraq 0.5713 years compare
  5. 153 Rwanda 0.5655 years compare
  6. 154 Cote d'Ivoire 0.5605 years compare
  7. 155 Pakistan 0.5506 years compare

See the full ranking of 412 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 0.9909 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
The highest recorded value was 0.9909 years in 2024.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0415 years in 1970.
How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 152nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
412 places, 14,089 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release