School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 8.5 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.5 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
202nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.67 years
in 2020
All-time low
4.22 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) recorded 8.5 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 8.67 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.22 years, in 1970.
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 202nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.22 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.24 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 4.31 years | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 4.37 years | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 4.4 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 4.53 years | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 4.62 years | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 4.73 years | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 4.8 years | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 4.91 years | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 4.99 years | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 5.1 years | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 5.04 years | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 5.05 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 5.08 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 5.03 years | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 5.04 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 5.02 years | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 5.1 years | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 4.98 years | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 4.83 years | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 4.95 years | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 4.82 years | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 4.82 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 4.91 years | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 5.09 years | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 5.13 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 5.36 years | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 5.52 years | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 5.53 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 5.68 years | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 5.89 years | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 6.23 years | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 6.5 years | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 6.75 years | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 7.01 years | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 7.28 years | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 7.49 years | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 7.84 years | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 7.94 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 8.01 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 8.13 years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 8.19 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 8.15 years | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 8.24 years | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 8.16 years | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 8.28 years | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 8.39 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 8.46 years | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 8.57 years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 8.67 years | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 8.66 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 8.49 years | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 8.48 years | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.5 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.51 years | 4.22 years | 4.91 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.04 years | 4.98 years | 5.1 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.1 years | 4.82 years | 5.53 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.86 years | 5.68 years | 7.94 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.26 years | 8.01 years | 8.57 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.56 years | 8.48 years | 8.67 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.13 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.22 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.86 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.48 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 8.5 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.67 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.22 years in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 202nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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