School life expectancy, tertiary, female in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
South Asia (IDA & IBRD): School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 1.27 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) recorded 1.27 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 117.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 1.27 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0939 years, in 1970.
That places South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, 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 South Asia (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0939 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.0943 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0952 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.096 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0992 years | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.102 years | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1047 years | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1083 years | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1113 years | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1168 years | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1161 years | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1245 years | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1282 years | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1425 years | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1502 years | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1569 years | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1641 years | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1698 years | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1579 years | -7.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1646 years | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1737 years | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1778 years | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1749 years | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1745 years | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.174 years | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.174 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2042 years | +17.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2157 years | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2494 years | +15.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2839 years | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3179 years | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3359 years | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3529 years | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3627 years | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.372 years | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3889 years | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.423 years | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4732 years | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5369 years | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5842 years | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6639 years | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8588 years | +29.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9687 years | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9869 years | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.07 years | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 1.12 years | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 1.13 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.17 years | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.21 years | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 1.27 years | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1022 years | 0.0939 years | 0.1168 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1475 years | 0.1161 years | 0.1698 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2002 years | 0.1737 years | 0.2839 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4148 years | 0.3179 years | 0.5842 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 years | 0.6639 years | 1.27 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
More education data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- Population ages 0-14 24.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 119.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.84 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 118.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4194 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) was 1.27 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0939 years in 1970.
- How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.