ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) vs Singapore: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
7.86 years
in 2024
Singapore
8.04 years
in 2023
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank
155th
Singapore rank
157th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
  • Singapore
02468199420092024

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 8.04 years against 7.86 years in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), a difference of 0.18 years.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 155th and Singapore ranks 157th of 221 groups.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) Singapore Difference Ahead
2000s 7.68 years 8.08 years 0.4042 years Singapore
2010s 7.7 years 8.09 years 0.3873 years Singapore
2020s 7.84 years 8.02 years 0.1799 years Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) or Singapore?
Singapore, at 8.04 years against 7.86 years in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Singapore?
0.18 years, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Singapore?
11 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
How do ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Singapore rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 155th and Singapore ranks 157th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,349 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release