School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)
ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 9.03 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) recorded 9.03 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) peaked at 9.2 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.26 years, in 1995.
That places ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 51st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 8.3 years | — |
| 1995 | 8.26 years | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 8.36 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 8.37 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 8.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 8.41 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 8.37 years | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 8.41 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 8.5 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 8.59 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 8.64 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 8.57 years | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 8.59 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 8.78 years | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 8.71 years | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 8.78 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 8.87 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 8.99 years | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 9.03 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 9.01 years | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 9.08 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 9.12 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 9.1 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 9.2 years | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 9.17 years | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 9.05 years | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 9.05 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.03 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 9.01 years | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 8.98 years | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 9.03 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.35 years | 8.26 years | 8.41 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 8.59 years | 8.37 years | 8.78 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.06 years | 8.87 years | 9.2 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.02 years | 8.98 years | 9.05 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)
More education data for ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0787 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) was 9.03 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: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.26 years in 1995.
- How does ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) ranks 51st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 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