School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 7.91 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) recorded 7.91 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 8.75 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.91 years, in 2024.
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 167th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.18 years | — |
| 1999 | 8.26 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 8.27 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 8.3 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 8.37 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 8.47 years | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 8.62 years | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 8.73 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 8.74 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 8.75 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 8.52 years | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 8.45 years | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 8.5 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 8.64 years | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 8.72 years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 7.93 years | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 7.94 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 7.96 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 7.94 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 8.01 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 8.05 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 8.04 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 8.01 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 7.97 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 8.02 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 8.02 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 7.91 years | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.22 years | 8.18 years | 8.26 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.52 years | 8.27 years | 8.75 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.17 years | 7.93 years | 8.72 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.99 years | 7.91 years | 8.02 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- 164 Poland 7.87 years compare
- 165 Serbia 7.86 years compare
- 166 Bermuda 7.82 years compare
- 167 Puerto Rico 7.8 years compare
- 168 El Salvador 7.71 years compare
- 169 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 7.68 years compare
- 170 Romania 7.63 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.00 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.33 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.24 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 10.71 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 5.47 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 7.91 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.75 years in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.91 years in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 167th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release