School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in WB: South Asia
WB: South Asia: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) was 1.66 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: South Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
WB: South Asia recorded 1.66 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: South Asia peaked at 1.66 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3567 years, in 2000.
That places WB: South Asia 124th 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 (years) (female years) in WB: South Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.3567 years | — |
| 2000 | 0.3567 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3739 years | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3943 years | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4068 years | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4155 years | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4252 years | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4656 years | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5204 years | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5966 years | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6452 years | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7342 years | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9422 years | +28.3% |
| 2012 | 1.06 years | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 1.08 years | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.17 years | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 1.23 years | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 1.25 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.29 years | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.35 years | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 1.41 years | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 1.45 years | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 1.51 years | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 1.54 years | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.64 years | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 1.66 years | +1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in WB: South Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +28.3% | 0.7342 years | 0.9422 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3567 years | 0.3567 years | 0.3567 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.46 years | 0.3567 years | 0.6452 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 years | 0.7342 years | 1.41 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.56 years | 1.45 years | 1.66 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: South Asia
- 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
- 127 Sri Lanka 1.3 years compare
More education data for WB: South Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 74.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 78.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 24.73 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: South Asia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in WB: South Asia was 1.66 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3567 years in 2000.
- How does WB: South Asia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- WB: South Asia ranks 124th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in WB: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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