School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 9.06 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) recorded 9.06 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 9.21 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.04 years, in 1999.
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 46th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.04 years | — |
| 2000 | 8.06 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 8.34 years | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 8.54 years | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 8.6 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 8.39 years | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 8.37 years | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 8.36 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 8.41 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 8.47 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 8.54 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 8.57 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 8.56 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 8.56 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.54 years | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 8.54 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.57 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 8.62 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 8.75 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 8.85 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 8.88 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 9.16 years | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 9.2 years | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 9.21 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 9.08 years | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 9.06 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.04 years | 8.04 years | 8.04 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.41 years | 8.06 years | 8.6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.64 years | 8.54 years | 8.88 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.14 years | 9.06 years | 9.21 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
More education data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7388 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 10.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 742,097 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7458 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.33 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 9.06 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: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.21 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.04 years in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 46th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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