School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 7.31 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) recorded 7.31 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 7.31 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.78 years, in 2001.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 209th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.93 years | — |
| 1999 | 5.88 years | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 5.83 years | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 5.78 years | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 6.08 years | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 6.25 years | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 6.5 years | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 6.44 years | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 6.41 years | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 6.47 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 6.38 years | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 6.45 years | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 6.54 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 6.56 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 6.66 years | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 6.81 years | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 6.88 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 6.92 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 7.17 years | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 7.06 years | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 7.24 years | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 7.26 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 7.24 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 7.25 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 7.26 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 7.29 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 7.31 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.91 years | 5.88 years | 5.93 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.26 years | 5.78 years | 6.5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.91 years | 6.54 years | 7.26 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.27 years | 7.24 years | 7.31 years | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 7.31 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.31 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.78 years in 2001.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 209th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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