School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) was 10.31 years in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
10.31 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
130th
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.32 years
in 2020
All-time low
3.89 years
in 1971
Years of data
52
1970–2021
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2021, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) stood at 10.31 years.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 10.32 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.89 years, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 130th 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 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.96 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.89 years | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 4.27 years | +9.7% |
| 1973 | 4.62 years | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 4.63 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 4.75 years | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 4.8 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 4.72 years | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 4.72 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 4.78 years | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 4.86 years | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 4.81 years | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 4.89 years | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 5.05 years | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 5.12 years | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 5.1 years | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 5.18 years | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 5.25 years | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 5.58 years | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 5.63 years | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 5.58 years | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 5.87 years | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 6.16 years | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 6.32 years | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 6.56 years | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 6.69 years | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 6.84 years | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 6.89 years | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 6.96 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 7.07 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 7.2 years | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 7.27 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 7.84 years | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 8.05 years | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 8.12 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 8.06 years | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 8.24 years | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 8.22 years | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 8.24 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 8.54 years | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 8.81 years | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 9.12 years | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 9.4 years | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 9.72 years | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 9.81 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 9.91 years | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 10.14 years | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 10 years | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 10.21 years | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 10.27 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 10.32 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 10.31 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.51 years | 3.89 years | 4.8 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.15 years | 4.81 years | 5.63 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.49 years | 5.58 years | 7.07 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.98 years | 7.2 years | 8.54 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.74 years | 8.81 years | 10.27 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.32 years | 10.31 years | 10.32 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- 127 Saint Lucia 11.18 years compare
- 128 Bolivia 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
- 133 Macao 10.99 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 10.31 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.32 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.89 years in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 130th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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