School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in South Asia
South Asia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 7.44 years in 2019. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in South Asia, 1993β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
South Asia recorded 7.44 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in South Asia peaked at 8.4 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.45 years, in 1993.
That places South Asia 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.58 years | 5.45 years | 5.71 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 6.64 years | 5.66 years | 7.38 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.85 years | 7.44 years | 8.4 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 36 Uruguay 10.06 years compare
- 37 Iceland 10.04 years compare
- 38 Hong Kong (China) 10 years compare
- 39 Maldives 9.98 years compare
- 40 Sao Tome and Principe 9.98 years compare
- 41 Viet Nam 9.93 years compare
- 42 Saint Lucia 9.93 years compare
More reference data data for South Asia
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 102.17 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 246.03 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 247.05 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 16.19 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 33.83 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 17.64 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.02 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.06 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.98 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 98.2% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in South Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in South Asia was 7.44 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.45 years in 1993.
- How does South Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- South Asia ranks 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, 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 levels 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.