School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) was 1.86 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.86 years
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
74th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.9 years
in 2020
All-time low
1.11 years
in 1983
Years of data
42
1983–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 1.86 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 1.9 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.11 years, in 1983.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 74th 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 42 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1.11 years | — |
| 1984 | 1.11 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.12 years | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 1.13 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.16 years | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 1.18 years | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 1.18 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.17 years | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.16 years | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.18 years | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 1.19 years | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.2 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.23 years | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 1.26 years | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 1.28 years | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.31 years | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.31 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.31 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.31 years | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.27 years | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.27 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.29 years | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.32 years | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.37 years | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 1.42 years | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 1.45 years | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.47 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.51 years | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.57 years | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.64 years | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 1.68 years | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.71 years | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.74 years | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.79 years | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.82 years | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.85 years | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.89 years | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.9 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.82 years | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 1.7 years | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 1.82 years | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 1.86 years | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.14 years | 1.11 years | 1.18 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.23 years | 1.16 years | 1.31 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 years | 1.27 years | 1.47 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 years | 1.51 years | 1.89 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.82 years | 1.7 years | 1.9 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- 71 American Samoa 2.21 years compare
- 72 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.2 years compare
- 73 United Kingdom 2.18 years compare
- 74 United States 2.18 years compare
- 75 Thailand 2.11 years compare
- 76 Malta 2.09 years compare
- 77 Kenya 2.08 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 1.86 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 years in 1983.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 74th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release