School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 1.46 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.46 years
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
138th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.46 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.3198 years
in 2000
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: South Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: South Asia stood at 1.46 years. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 1.46 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3198 years, in 2000.
UNICEF: South Asia ranks 138th 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 UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.3203 years | — |
| 2000 | 0.3198 years | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3353 years | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3533 years | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3641 years | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3738 years | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3902 years | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4241 years | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4735 years | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5369 years | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5837 years | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6629 years | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8443 years | +27.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9504 years | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9671 years | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.05 years | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 1.09 years | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 1.1 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.14 years | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.18 years | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 1.26 years | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 1.3 years | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.35 years | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 1.37 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.45 years | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 1.46 years | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3203 years | 0.3203 years | 0.3203 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4155 years | 0.3198 years | 0.5837 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 years | 0.6629 years | 1.26 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 years | 1.3 years | 1.46 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: South Asia
- 135 Cook Islands 1.13 years compare
- 136 Ghana 1.08 years compare
- 137 Bangladesh 1.05 years compare
- 138 Luxembourg 1.05 years compare
- 139 Turkmenistan 1.02 years compare
- 140 Bermuda 1.01 years compare
- 141 Saint Lucia 1 years compare
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.69 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: South Asia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in UNICEF: South Asia was 1.46 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3198 years in 2000.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 138th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: South 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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February 2026 Data Release