School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 11.72 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.72 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
46th
of 221 groups
All-time high
11.72 years
in 2024
All-time low
7.31 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) recorded 11.72 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 11.72 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.31 years, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 46th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.35 years | — |
| 1971 | 7.31 years | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 7.41 years | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 7.75 years | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 7.8 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 8.03 years | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 8.27 years | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 8.62 years | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 8.75 years | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 8.5 years | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 8.18 years | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 8.16 years | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 8.11 years | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 8.2 years | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 8.33 years | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 8.67 years | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 8.94 years | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 8.98 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 9.04 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 9.02 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 8.88 years | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 8.84 years | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 8.81 years | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 8.79 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 8.77 years | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 8.86 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 9.02 years | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 9.19 years | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 9.23 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 9.5 years | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 9.66 years | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 9.79 years | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 9.95 years | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 10.13 years | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 10.31 years | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 10.46 years | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 10.64 years | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 10.92 years | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 11.05 years | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 11.28 years | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 11.4 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 11.54 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 11.56 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 11.64 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 11.4 years | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 11.35 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 11.29 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 11.32 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 11.38 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 11.43 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 11.48 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 11.54 years | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 11.62 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 11.63 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 11.72 years | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.98 years | 7.31 years | 8.75 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.56 years | 8.11 years | 9.04 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.99 years | 8.77 years | 9.5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.42 years | 9.66 years | 11.28 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.43 years | 11.29 years | 11.64 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6 years | 11.48 years | 11.72 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- 43 Grenada 12.86 years compare
- 44 Czechia 12.84 years compare
- 45 Montserrat 12.84 years compare
- 46 Bhutan 12.82 years compare
- 47 Aruba 12.81 years compare
- 48 Montenegro 12.81 years compare
- 49 Saudi Arabia 12.8 years compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 11.72 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 Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.72 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.31 years in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 46th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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