School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 10.73 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia is 10.73 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 10.73 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.44 years, in 2001.
That places SDG: Central and Southern Asia 102nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.58 years | — |
| 2000 | 8.55 years | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 8.44 years | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 8.58 years | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 8.76 years | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 8.99 years | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 9.13 years | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 9.25 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 9.41 years | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 9.49 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 9.38 years | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 9.6 years | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 9.66 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 9.88 years | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 9.78 years | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 9.98 years | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 10.03 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 10.28 years | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 10.15 years | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 9.97 years | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 9.94 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 10.13 years | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 10.33 years | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 10.61 years | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 10.56 years | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 10.73 years | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.58 years | 8.58 years | 8.58 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9 years | 8.44 years | 9.49 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.93 years | 9.6 years | 10.28 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.47 years | 10.13 years | 10.73 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- 99 United States of America 11.58 years compare
- 100 Trinidad and Tobago 11.52 years compare
- 101 Qatar 11.52 years compare
- 102 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 11.5 years compare
- 103 Bulgaria 11.45 years compare
- 104 Armenia 11.44 years compare
- 105 Gambia 11.44 years compare
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.55 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 10.73 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.73 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.44 years in 2001.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 102nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia 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