School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 9.03 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.03 years
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
184th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.03 years
in 2024
All-time low
5.16 years
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 9.03 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 9.03 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.16 years, in 1971.
That places GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 184th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.23 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.16 years | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 5.44 years | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 5.79 years | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 5.85 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 5.92 years | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 5.93 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 5.83 years | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 5.64 years | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 5.6 years | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 5.63 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 5.52 years | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 5.42 years | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 5.73 years | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 5.66 years | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 5.68 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 5.61 years | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 5.7 years | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 5.86 years | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 5.89 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 5.97 years | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 6.2 years | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 6.42 years | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 6.5 years | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 6.61 years | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 6.67 years | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 6.71 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 6.71 years | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 6.72 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 6.72 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 6.68 years | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 6.6 years | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 6.93 years | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 7.01 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 7.3 years | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 7.21 years | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 7.35 years | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 7.47 years | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 7.43 years | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 7.59 years | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 7.77 years | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 7.82 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 7.98 years | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 8.17 years | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 8.28 years | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.41 years | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 8.66 years | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 8.44 years | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 8.73 years | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 8.79 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 8.83 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 8.85 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 8.87 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 8.95 years | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 9.03 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.64 years | 5.16 years | 5.93 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.67 years | 5.42 years | 5.89 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.52 years | 5.97 years | 6.72 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.16 years | 6.6 years | 7.59 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.31 years | 7.77 years | 8.79 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.91 years | 8.83 years | 9.03 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 181 El Salvador 9.16 years compare
- 182 Bangladesh 9.12 years compare
- 183 Angola 8.81 years compare
- 184 Lebanon 8.54 years compare
- 185 Tanzania, United Republic of 8.45 years compare
- 186 Mauritania 8.39 years compare
- 187 Eritrea 8.32 years compare
More education data for GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 9.03 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 9.03 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.16 years in 1971.
- How does GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 184th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 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