School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 10.36 years in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
10.36 years
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
129th
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.4 years
in 2019
All-time low
5.77 years
in 1972
Years of data
50
1972–2021
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1972–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) is 10.36 years, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 10.4 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.77 years, in 1972.
That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 129th out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 5.77 years | — |
| 1973 | 6 years | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 5.99 years | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 6.07 years | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 6.09 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 6.03 years | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 6.01 years | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 6.05 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 6.11 years | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 6.08 years | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 6.15 years | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 6.27 years | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 6.32 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 6.3 years | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 6.35 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 6.39 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 6.62 years | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 6.67 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 6.63 years | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 6.84 years | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 7.04 years | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 7.13 years | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 7.27 years | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 7.35 years | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 7.44 years | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 7.47 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 7.53 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 7.6 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 7.7 years | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 7.78 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 8.22 years | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 8.4 years | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 8.45 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 8.42 years | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 8.57 years | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 8.54 years | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 8.57 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 8.84 years | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 9.11 years | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 9.37 years | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 9.64 years | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 9.9 years | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 9.99 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 10.08 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 10.26 years | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 10.18 years | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 10.35 years | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 10.4 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 10.4 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 10.36 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 years | 5.77 years | 6.09 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 6.32 years | 6.08 years | 6.67 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.23 years | 6.63 years | 7.6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.35 years | 7.7 years | 8.84 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.93 years | 9.11 years | 10.4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.38 years | 10.36 years | 10.4 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- 126 India 11.2 years compare
- 127 Saint Lucia 11.18 years compare
- 128 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 11.1 years compare
- 129 Kazakhstan 11.07 years compare
- 130 Serbia 11.06 years compare
- 131 French Polynesia 11.04 years compare
- 132 Belize 11.01 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 23.90 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 26.00 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.68 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 10.36 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.77 years in 1972.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 129th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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