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

SDG: Central and Southern Asia: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 1.54 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.54 years
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
130th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.54 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.3686 years
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

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

0.250.50.7511.21.51999201120241999: 0.369 years2000: 0.377 years2001: 0.399 years2002: 0.418 years2003: 0.435 years2004: 0.453 years2005: 0.471 years2006: 0.512 years2007: 0.567 years2008: 0.639 years2009: 0.672 years2010: 0.749 years2011: 0.921 years2012: 1 years2013: 1 years2014: 1.1 years2015: 1.2 years2016: 1.2 years2017: 1.2 years2018: 1.2 years2019: 1.3 years2020: 1.3 years2021: 1.4 years2022: 1.4 years2023: 1.5 years2024: 1.5 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia is 1.54 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 1.54 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3686 years, in 1999.

That places SDG: Central and Southern Asia 130th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1999 to 2024.
Year years Change
1999 0.3686 years
2000 0.3765 years +2.2%
2001 0.3986 years +5.9%
2002 0.4177 years +4.8%
2003 0.4349 years +4.1%
2004 0.4533 years +4.2%
2005 0.4709 years +3.9%
2006 0.5117 years +8.7%
2007 0.5666 years +10.7%
2008 0.6395 years +12.9%
2009 0.6722 years +5.1%
2010 0.7487 years +11.4%
2011 0.9207 years +23.0%
2012 1.02 years +11.2%
2013 1.03 years +0.9%
2014 1.11 years +7.6%
2015 1.16 years +4.1%
2016 1.16 years +0.4%
2017 1.19 years +2.6%
2018 1.23 years +3.3%
2019 1.3 years +5.9%
2020 1.34 years +2.9%
2021 1.4 years +4.8%
2022 1.44 years +2.2%
2023 1.52 years +6.1%
2024 1.54 years +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3686 years 0.3686 years 0.3686 years 1
2000s 0.4942 years 0.3765 years 0.6722 years 10
2010s 1.09 years 0.7487 years 1.3 years 10
2020s 1.45 years 1.34 years 1.54 years 5

Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia

  1. 127 Sri Lanka 1.3 years compare
  2. 128 Samoa 1.3 years compare
  3. 129 Tajikistan 1.3 years compare
  4. 130 Myanmar 1.23 years compare
  5. 131 Zimbabwe 1.22 years compare
  6. 132 Nepal 1.19 years compare
  7. 133 Gambia 1.16 years compare

See the full ranking of 412 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 1.54 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 1.54 years in 2024.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3686 years in 1999.
How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 130th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. 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, 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