School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UIS: Central Asia
UIS: Central Asia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 8.76 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UIS: Central Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UIS: Central Asia stood at 8.76 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UIS: Central Asia peaked at 8.77 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.93 years, in 1998.
That places UIS: Central Asia 88th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UIS: Central Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7.93 years | — |
| 1999 | 8.01 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 8.05 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 8.52 years | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 8.6 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 8.64 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 8.66 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 8.7 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 8.72 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 8.74 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 8.76 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 8.77 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 8.76 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 8.67 years | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 8.65 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 8.6 years | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 8.6 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.59 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 8.62 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 8.65 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 8.68 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 8.72 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 8.69 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 8.74 years | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 8.76 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 8.76 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.76 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.97 years | 7.93 years | 8.01 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.62 years | 8.05 years | 8.77 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.66 years | 8.59 years | 8.76 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.74 years | 8.69 years | 8.76 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Central Asia
More education data for UIS: Central Asia
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 386,498 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 35.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 426,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.23 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UIS: Central Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UIS: Central Asia was 8.76 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in UIS: Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.77 years in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in UIS: Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.93 years in 1998.
- How does UIS: Central Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- UIS: Central Asia ranks 88th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in UIS: Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Central Asia 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