School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 11.2 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.2 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
76th
of 221 groups
All-time high
11.2 years
in 2024
All-time low
7.14 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) recorded 11.2 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) peaked at 11.2 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.14 years, in 1970.
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 76th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.14 years | — |
| 1971 | 7.2 years | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 7.21 years | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 7.18 years | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 7.24 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 7.37 years | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 7.49 years | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 7.68 years | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 8 years | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 8.13 years | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 8.3 years | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 8.46 years | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 8.62 years | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 8.76 years | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 8.86 years | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 9 years | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 9.03 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 9.19 years | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 9.18 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 9.14 years | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 8.9 years | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 8.87 years | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 8.92 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 8.99 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 9.1 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 9.16 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 9.31 years | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 9.38 years | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 9.45 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 9.48 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 9.48 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9.53 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 9.63 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 9.76 years | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 9.85 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 9.8 years | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 9.83 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 10.09 years | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 10.05 years | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 10.22 years | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 10.33 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 10.53 years | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 10.6 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 10.62 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 10.78 years | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 10.87 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 10.83 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 10.99 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 11.09 years | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 11.01 years | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 11.05 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 11.06 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 11.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 11.13 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 11.2 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.46 years | 7.14 years | 8.13 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.85 years | 8.3 years | 9.19 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.16 years | 8.87 years | 9.48 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.82 years | 9.48 years | 10.22 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.76 years | 10.33 years | 11.09 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.11 years | 11.05 years | 11.2 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
- 73 Brunei Darussalam 12.23 years compare
- 74 Republic of Moldova 12.22 years compare
- 75 Peru 12.18 years compare
- 76 French Guiana 12.18 years compare
- 77 Japan 12.16 years compare
- 78 Palau 12.14 years compare
- 79 Tuvalu 12.12 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 29.39 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 30.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 15.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 34.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 30.44 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.89 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) was 11.2 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.14 years in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 76th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release