School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower was 8.58 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) is 8.58 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 8.58 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.26 years, in 1995.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 103rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 7.26 years | — |
| 1995 | 7.26 years | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 7.33 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 7.32 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 7.29 years | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 7.36 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 7.38 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 7.41 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 7.53 years | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 7.75 years | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 7.88 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 7.98 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 8.08 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 8.2 years | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 8.19 years | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.17 years | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 8.26 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 8.27 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 8.33 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 8.36 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 8.27 years | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 8.29 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 8.45 years | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 8.44 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 8.21 years | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 8.19 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 8.27 years | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 8.28 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 8.46 years | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 8.43 years | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 8.58 years | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3 years | 7.26 years | 7.36 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.86 years | 7.38 years | 8.2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.31 years | 8.19 years | 8.45 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.41 years | 8.27 years | 8.58 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- 100 Philippines 8.94 years compare
- 101 Azerbaijan 8.91 years compare
- 102 Latvia 8.9 years compare
- 103 Guyana 8.89 years compare
- 104 Iran 8.89 years compare
- 105 Madagascar 8.88 years compare
- 106 Malta 8.88 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 8.58 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.58 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.26 years in 1995.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 103rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release