School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) was 10.63 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.63 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
106th
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.8 years
in 2019
All-time low
7.61 years
in 2001
Years of data
45
1980–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1980–2024
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.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.74 years | — |
| 1981 | 7.9 years | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 7.71 years | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 7.84 years | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 7.92 years | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 7.92 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7.96 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 8.04 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 8.15 years | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 8.24 years | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 8.27 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 8.32 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 8.3 years | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 8.14 years | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 8.13 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 8.11 years | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 8.06 years | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 7.92 years | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 7.82 years | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 7.71 years | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 7.65 years | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 7.61 years | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 8.45 years | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 8.8 years | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 9.09 years | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 9.07 years | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 9.41 years | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 9.37 years | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 9.69 years | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 9.9 years | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 10.28 years | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 10.38 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 10.57 years | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 10.62 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 10.65 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 10.59 years | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 10.63 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 10.68 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 10.76 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 10.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 10.63 years | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 10.56 years | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 10.59 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 10.64 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 10.63 years | -0.1% |
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)
- 103 Uzbekistan 11.67 years compare
- 104 Trinidad and Tobago 11.65 years compare
- 105 United States 11.65 years compare
- 106 Qatar 11.63 years compare
- 107 Sri Lanka 11.59 years compare
- 108 New Caledonia 11.56 years compare
- 109 Gibraltar 11.55 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 20.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5014 % change on previous year (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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February 2026 Data Release