School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 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, male was 11.68 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) is 11.68 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 11.68 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.86 years, in 1982.
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 49th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 8.9 years | — |
| 1976 | 9.02 years | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 9.36 years | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 9.48 years | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 9.23 years | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 8.89 years | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 8.9 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 8.86 years | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 8.93 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 9.04 years | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 9.4 years | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 9.62 years | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 9.59 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 9.77 years | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 9.58 years | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 9.43 years | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 9.35 years | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 9.27 years | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 9.24 years | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 9.13 years | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 9.16 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 9.28 years | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 9.41 years | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 9.41 years | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 9.63 years | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 9.77 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 9.87 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 10.03 years | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 10.2 years | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 10.34 years | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 10.46 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 10.62 years | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 10.89 years | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 11.01 years | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 11.21 years | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 11.36 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 11.48 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 11.5 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 11.57 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 11.32 years | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 11.28 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 11.21 years | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 11.25 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 11.3 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 11.35 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 11.41 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 11.49 years | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 11.57 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 11.57 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 11.68 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.2 years | 8.9 years | 9.48 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 9.26 years | 8.86 years | 9.77 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.33 years | 9.13 years | 9.63 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.44 years | 9.77 years | 11.21 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.36 years | 11.21 years | 11.57 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.54 years | 11.41 years | 11.68 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4426 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5651 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 11.68 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.68 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.86 years in 1982.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 49th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- 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 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release