School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 10.66 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1999β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) stood at 10.66 years. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 10.66 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.51 years, in 2001.
That places ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 102nd 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 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.58 years | 7.58 years | 7.58 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.38 years | 7.51 years | 9.12 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.79 years | 9.31 years | 10.34 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3 years | 9.91 years | 10.66 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- 99 Viet Nam 11.75 years compare
- 100 Bahrain 11.74 years compare
- 101 China 11.73 years compare
- 102 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 11.72 years compare
- 103 Uzbekistan 11.67 years compare
- 104 Trinidad and Tobago 11.65 years compare
- 105 United States of America 11.65 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 53.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 101.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 139.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 66.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 10.66 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.66 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.51 years in 2001.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 102nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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