School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 10.63 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1980β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) stood at 10.63 years.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 10.8 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.61 years, in 2001.
That places ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 106th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.94 years | 7.71 years | 8.24 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.08 years | 7.71 years | 8.32 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.9 years | 7.61 years | 9.9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6 years | 10.28 years | 10.8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.61 years | 10.56 years | 10.64 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.95 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 10.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 8.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 4.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 10.63 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.61 years in 2001.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 106th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release