School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 9.53 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) recorded 9.53 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) peaked at 9.63 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.37 years, in 2001.
That places ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 11th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.4 years | — |
| 2001 | 9.37 years | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 9.39 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 9.39 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 9.42 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 9.43 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 9.44 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 9.6 years | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 9.6 years | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.63 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 9.61 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 9.56 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 9.56 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 9.52 years | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 9.55 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 9.51 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 9.47 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 9.48 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 9.52 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 9.53 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4 years | 9.37 years | 9.44 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 9.58 years | 9.52 years | 9.63 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.5 years | 9.47 years | 9.53 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.17 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 86,143 (2005)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) was 9.53 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: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.63 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.37 years in 2001.
- How does ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 11th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 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