School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 7.7 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1998–2024
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: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) is 7.7 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 8.37 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.6 years, in 1998.
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 180th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7.6 years | — |
| 1999 | 7.65 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 7.69 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 7.77 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 7.86 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 7.99 years | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 8.11 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 8.25 years | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 8.29 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 8.34 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 8.16 years | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 8.1 years | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 8.16 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 8.29 years | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 8.37 years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 7.61 years | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 7.63 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 7.67 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 7.68 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 7.75 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 7.8 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 7.79 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 7.77 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 7.75 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 7.8 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 7.82 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 7.7 years | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.62 years | 7.6 years | 7.65 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.06 years | 7.69 years | 8.34 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.88 years | 7.61 years | 8.37 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.77 years | 7.7 years | 7.82 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 909,600 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.36 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.80 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 420,985 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 7.7 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: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.37 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6 years in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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