School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) (life) in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) (life) was 9.84 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
9.84 years
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
153rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.9 years
in 1979
All-time low
9.48 years
in 2013
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) stood at 9.84 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 10.9 years in 1979 and was at its lowest, 9.48 years, in 2013.
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 153rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) (life) in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.46 years | — |
| 1971 | 10.43 years | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 10.42 years | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 10.51 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 10.54 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 10.62 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 10.73 years | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 10.77 years | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 10.78 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 10.9 years | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 10.89 years | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 10.79 years | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 10.68 years | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 10.55 years | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 10.49 years | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 10.57 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 10.59 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 10.59 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 10.48 years | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 10.39 years | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 10.35 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 10.39 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 10.01 years | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 9.94 years | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 9.85 years | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 9.73 years | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 9.62 years | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 9.62 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 9.66 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 9.7 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 9.72 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 9.77 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 9.92 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 10.08 years | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 10.22 years | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 10.32 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 10.34 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 10.35 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 10.11 years | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 9.96 years | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 10.01 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 10.19 years | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 10.3 years | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 9.48 years | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 9.52 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 9.6 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 9.62 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 9.72 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 9.81 years | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 9.82 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 9.84 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 9.85 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.98 years | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 9.98 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.84 years | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.62 years | 10.42 years | 10.9 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.6 years | 10.39 years | 10.89 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.89 years | 9.62 years | 10.39 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.08 years | 9.72 years | 10.35 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.81 years | 9.48 years | 10.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9 years | 9.84 years | 9.98 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 9.84 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9 years in 1979.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.48 years in 2013.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 153rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release