School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
AIMS: Asia and the Pacific: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 8.58 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific is 8.58 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific peaked at 8.58 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.63 years, in 1998.
That places AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 102nd 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 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 7.64 years | — |
| 1995 | 7.63 years | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 7.68 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 7.67 years | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 7.63 years | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 7.68 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 7.68 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 7.67 years | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.77 years | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 7.89 years | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 8.04 years | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 8.13 years | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 8.21 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 8.31 years | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 8.27 years | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 8.21 years | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 8.3 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 8.29 years | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.35 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 8.28 years | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 8.19 years | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 8.21 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 8.34 years | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 8.34 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.21 years | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 8.18 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 8.25 years | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 8.28 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 8.47 years | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 8.45 years | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 8.58 years | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.65 years | 7.63 years | 7.68 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 8.02 years | 7.67 years | 8.31 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.27 years | 8.18 years | 8.35 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4 years | 8.25 years | 8.58 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
- 99 Republic of Korea 8.98 years compare
- 100 Kuwait 8.98 years compare
- 101 Estonia 8.97 years compare
- 102 Guyana 8.97 years compare
- 103 Azerbaijan 8.95 years compare
- 104 Kazakhstan 8.93 years compare
- 105 Benin 8.93 years compare
More education data for AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1621 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 190.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 175.71 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 366.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 209.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 120.01 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific was 8.58 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 8.58 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.63 years in 1998.
- How does AIMS: Asia and the Pacific rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific ranks 102nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: Asia and the Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release