School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 10.27 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
10.27 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
137th
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.27 years
in 2024
All-time low
8.12 years
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1975–2024

02.557.510197519992024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) stood at 10.27 years. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 10.27 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.12 years, in 1975.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 137th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1975 to 2024.
Year years Change
1975 8.12 years
1976 8.15 years +0.3%
1977 8.2 years +0.6%
1978 8.26 years +0.7%
1979 8.3 years +0.5%
1980 8.37 years +0.8%
1981 8.4 years +0.3%
1982 8.48 years +1.0%
1983 8.56 years +0.9%
1984 8.56 years -0.1%
1985 8.5 years -0.7%
1986 8.4 years -1.2%
1987 8.4 years +0.0%
1988 8.41 years +0.1%
1989 8.37 years -0.5%
1990 8.36 years -0.1%
1991 8.39 years +0.4%
1992 8.42 years +0.4%
1993 8.45 years +0.4%
1994 8.49 years +0.5%
1995 8.46 years -0.5%
1996 8.45 years -0.1%
1997 8.48 years +0.4%
1998 8.52 years +0.4%
1999 8.56 years +0.5%
2000 8.61 years +0.6%
2001 8.56 years -0.7%
2002 8.67 years +1.3%
2003 8.82 years +1.7%
2004 9.02 years +2.2%
2005 9.17 years +1.7%
2006 9.23 years +0.7%
2007 9.26 years +0.4%
2008 9.31 years +0.5%
2009 9.29 years -0.2%
2010 9.48 years +2.1%
2011 9.59 years +1.2%
2012 9.76 years +1.7%
2013 9.76 years +0.1%
2014 9.78 years +0.1%
2015 9.79 years +0.1%
2016 9.93 years +1.5%
2017 9.86 years -0.7%
2018 9.76 years -1.0%
2019 9.76 years -0.0%
2020 9.89 years +1.4%
2021 10.01 years +1.2%
2022 10.18 years +1.7%
2023 10.2 years +0.1%
2024 10.27 years +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8.21 years 8.12 years 8.3 years 5
1980s 8.44 years 8.37 years 8.56 years 10
1990s 8.46 years 8.36 years 8.56 years 10
2000s 8.99 years 8.56 years 9.31 years 10
2010s 9.75 years 9.48 years 9.93 years 10
2020s 10.11 years 9.89 years 10.27 years 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

  1. 134 Kenya 10.93 years compare
  2. 135 Azerbaijan 10.88 years compare
  3. 136 Philippines 10.86 years compare
  4. 137 Cayman Islands 10.78 years compare
  5. 138 Botswana 10.78 years compare
  6. 139 Solomon Islands 10.78 years compare
  7. 140 Romania 10.77 years compare

See the full ranking of 429 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 10.27 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The highest recorded value was 10.27 years in 2024.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The lowest recorded value was 8.12 years in 1975.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 137th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 15,514 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release