SDG: Eastern Asia vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: School life expectancy, primary, male

SDG: Eastern Asia
5.91 years
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
6.13 years
in 2023
SDG: Eastern Asia rank
73rd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
79th

School life expectancy, primary, male over time

  • SDG: Eastern Asia
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0246197319982024

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 6.13 years against 5.91 years in SDG: Eastern Asia, a difference of 0.22 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 73rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 79th of 221 groups.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Eastern Asia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 6.08 years 6.2 years 0.1269 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 5.96 years 6.15 years 0.1926 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 5.91 years 6.14 years 0.2266 years United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, SDG: Eastern Asia or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 6.13 years against 5.91 years in SDG: Eastern Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between SDG: Eastern Asia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.22 years, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Eastern Asia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do SDG: Eastern Asia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 73rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 79th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, male (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, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
436 places, 17,327 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release