School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 8.81 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1996β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) stood at 8.81 years.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 8.87 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.42 years, in 2000.
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 80th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6 years | 6.47 years | 6.75 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 7.68 years | 6.42 years | 8.5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.78 years | 8.71 years | 8.87 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.79 years | 8.74 years | 8.81 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- 77 South Africa 9.22 years compare
- 78 Switzerland 9.21 years compare
- 79 France 9.19 years compare
- 80 Liechtenstein 9.17 years compare
- 81 Vietnam 9.13 years compare
- 82 Japan 9.1 years compare
- 83 Kuwait 9.09 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.95 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 731,983 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 4.34 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 8.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.55 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 8.81 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: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.87 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.42 years in 2000.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 80th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release